Spina bifida: Keyhole surgery repairs baby spine in womb

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King’s College Hospital

In a UK first, doctors have used keyhole surgery to repair the spine of a baby with spina bifida while it was still inside the womb. Image caption

Baby Jaxson arrived at 33 weeks and was cared for in neonatal intensive care at King’s College Hospital. Baby Jaxson arrived early, at 33 weeks, and was looked after in neonatal intensive care at King’s.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk