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When a woman gets pregnant, it's an enormous joy for the expectant couple and the family. However, even doubt of any defect, abnormality, or variation in the baby can change it. Suddenly the joy turns ...

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recently celebrated the birth of its 2,000th fetal surgery patient, a milestone more than 25 years in the making. CHOP has been a leader in fetal surgery, which ...

At Michelle Johnson's 20-week ultrasound, she received the distressing news that her developing baby was diagnosed with myelomeningocele, also known as spina bifida. Spina bifida occurs when spinal ...

The tiny patient, still inside his mother’s womb in August, was struggling against a tumor that was stealing his life. Without intervention, the tumor would win. The baby’s moms, Angela McCray, and ...