Unbelievable! They removed a fetus from the uterus to make it work and put it back to continue the pregnancy

February 14, 2019

After being tested for spina bifida, British and Belgian surgeons performed intrauterine fetal surgery on the fetus to repair their spine.

A fetus of 24 weeks of gestation He was removed from his mother's body for surgery, and then returned to the uterus.

Surgeons of the University College of London and the Great Ormond Street Hospitalwith Belgian doctors, made the operation possible United Kingdom.

The cause of the complicated surgery was that the fetus was detected spina bifida, What it would cause difficulties in walking and even paralysis.

After amniotic fluid tests, MRIs and scanners, Bethon and Kieron Simpson, both 26 years old, approved intrauterine fetal surgery.

She tried to be a mother for 10 years and became pregnant "twice" the same week.

The procedure consisted of open Bethon's uterus and partially remove the fetus to make it work. Thereafter, they repositioned and closed the uterus. It is expected that the baby will be born in optimal conditions next April.

One of the nurses involved in the operation said that 80% of parents decided to terminate their pregnancy when they were informed that their child would be born with this disease.

The woman undergoing surgery said that she was on a roller coaster of sensations: "The baby and I did the amniotic fluid tests, MRIs and relentless scanners.The operation was approved."

The spina bifida is detected in United Kingdom Between 700 and 900 pregnancies a year, the government will therefore force the flour to use folic acid to reduce the number of cases.