In February, a team of clinicians performed an in utero fetal surgery on a nearly 23-week-old fetus to repair a spina bifida birth defect.

While fetal surgery has had some dramatic successes, it is not without risks, which can include infection from the surgery, preterm birth or death for the mother or fetus.

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that show that, for children ...

When fetal surgery for spina bifida was first tried, it was controversial because operations in the womb were typically done for life-threatening problems.

CLEVELAND, OH (CNN) — The Cleveland Clinic has joined other top hospitals in North America and can now offer in utero surgery. The hospital announced Wednesday that after more than a year of ...

A four-year-old Chicago girl named Olivia is thriving after undergoing a rare fetoscopic surgery to treat spina bifida before she was born.

The Cleveland Clinic completed its first in utero fetal surgery to repair a spina bifida birth defect, the first surgery of its type in northern Ohio.

Fetal surgery, he adds, places special demands on caregivers to ensure safety for two patients -- the mother and the fetus.

In utero surgery for spina bifida, Connor's defect, is still experimental as well. The surgery is only offered as part of a randomized trial that began in 2003 to compare prenatal treatment with ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Clinic has joined other top hospitals in North America and can now offer in utero surgery. The hospital announced Wednesday that after more than a year of prep… ...