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Main article: Pregnancy and childbirth
Amniocentesis
Amniocentesis - a puncture of the amniotic membrane of the fetus in order to take amniotic fluid for research or administration of drugs.
2019
Removal of a child's spinal bifurcation defect in the womb
Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, successfully performed an operation directly on the fetus in the uterus to correct the vertebral cleft at the 23rd week of pregnancy, protecting the child from developing a number of serious problems.
With such a defect, the child will not be able to walk normally, he will develop diseases of the genitourinary system, abnormalities in the development of the brain, and much more.
Some time after the surgery, the normal structure of the brain was restored and the child was born on time.
Removal of tumor in the baby in the womb
In 2019, seven months pregnant with American Keri McCartney, her doctors diagnosed the fetus and found that the child had a tumor that was growing and could be life-threatening to him. Only an operation could save a life, and the doctors decided to take a desperate step. They anesthetized the mother and removed the uterus from her body, which was opened and removed 80% of the child from it. Only the shoulders and head were left inside. The tumor was removed as quickly as they could, and the fetus was returned to the uterus.
The operation was successful and after 10 weeks, the child was born again, absolutely healthy.
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