At 19 weeks pregnant, Sarah Prowell learned her unborn son had spina bifida. Spina bifida is a birth defect caused when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly, in many cases leaving a portion ...

Doctors at Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital said a new, less invasive, fetal surgery procedure is helping treat spina bifida while babies are still in the womb ...

In this episode, Dr. Joe Lillegard, Director of Research, Head of Open Fetal Surgery, Midwest Fetal Care Center shares insights into his background, the biggest issues he is following in healthcare at ...

She and her husband Chris Portillo met with a team at the Midwest Fetal Care Center, a collaboration between Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota. “Once you reach that gestational age of development ...

In 2019, Children's Hospital Los Angeles was part of a multi-institution collaboration that was the first in the Western U.S. to perform a completely laparoscopic repair of fetal spina bifida. Now, ...

Researchers from Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus’s vital signs while still ...

Spina bifida is Latin for split spine and is a birth defect in which an area of the spinal column doesn’t form properly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed. The exact cause ...

As one of the world’s first fetal surgeons, Diana Farmer has long been focused on the smallest of patients. She specializes in treating birth defects inside and outside of the womb, treating ...

Just three times the width of a human hair, the probe is slim enough to pass through a standard tube already used during ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus's vital signs while still in the uterus—a feat that previously had not been possible. The soft, ...