First intrauterine fetal surgery in the region ...United Arab Emirates

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First intrauterine fetal surgery in the region
Last week at Latifa Hospital for Women and Children, a tiny little fetus, a brave mother and a team of highly specialised doctors created history when they performed the first-ever intrauterine fetal surgery for a spinal cord defect in the Arab region. The extremely delicate six-hour surgery was performed on a 25 week old fetus that was diagnosed to have myelomeningocele, a form of spina bifida (spinal cord defect). The fetus weighed only 700 grams. As the surgery was performed at this stage and not after the baby was born (which is typically still the standard medical procedure), the fetus’ defect was corrected, giving the baby a chance of improved cognitive function, better lower limb fun

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