'I gave birth to my baby son twice – the second time was 11 weeks after the first'
We previously shared a similar case, how aafter surgeons operated on him and then put him back in his mother’s womb for 10 weeks.
They basically opened me up by C-section, repaired the defect in his back to the best of their ability, closed me back up and I stayed pregnant for the rest of the time.She said: “After more tests, we were being transferred to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a larger teaching hospital in St Louis, two hours away, as it looked like our baby had spina bifida, a condition where an unborn baby's spine and spinal cord don't develop properly.
In the most severe types there is damage to the nervous system, leading to symptoms that can include paralysis, incontinence, and loss of sensation. Nobody knows what causes most cases of spina bifida, but the condition can usually be spotted at the 20-week scan. “But, after carefully thinking, Chris and I decided we had to take a chance. If it could help our baby live an easier life, we wanted to do it.Dr Michael Bebbington, a maternal-foetal medicine specialist, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, said: “Consideration for open-foetal surgery involves a detailed evaluation of both the baby and the mother to be sure that they meet the criteria for surgery and it is the right procedure for them.
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