Study Shows Children with Spina Bifida Fare Better with in Utero Surgery

By Dave Andrusko

Over the last few months we have run several stories about in utero surgery. To this day there remain some skeptics. Their numbers are diminishing, however, as there is much research that demonstrates (for example) how babies with spina bifida will benefit when surgeons correct their problem before they are born.

One of the best examples was a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. A while back “ABC News Tonight” did a wonderful job putting a human face on that study and the benefits of that surgery.

A smiling news anchor Diane Sawyer began

“We have medical news now. the result of a surgical experiment so promising, so profound the limits were lifted on the experiment so everyone could benefit.”

“It involves surgery in the womb with tiny instruments, microscopic skill and dexterity on a devastating birth defect that affects 1,500 newborns every year. And Deborah Roberts reports on the news tonight that could lead to other life-changing surgery for babies before they are born.”

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