UK health officials approve 'life-changing' spina bifida surgery which is done in the WOMB NHS doctors will be able to perform open spine surgery on unborn babies with spina bifida 'within weeks', the health service has announced.
The surgery involves taking the foetus out of the womb temporarily for an operation to repair its spinal cord to prevent nerve damage.
It has already been used experimentally and is performed elsewhere in the world but has now been approved for routine use by NHS doctors. The Daily Mail
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The surgery involves taking the foetus out of the womb temporarily for an operation to repair its spinal cord to prevent nerve damage.
It has already been used experimentally and is performed elsewhere in the world but has now been approved for routine use by NHS doctors. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Fetoscopic prenatal repair for open neural tube defects in the foetus (consultation) NICE
- Open prenatal repair for open neural tube defects in the fetus (consultation) NICE
- NICE supports procedure to treat spine bifida on unborn babies OnMedica
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