From ‘Science Fiction’ to Reality: The Evolution of Saving a Life Before Birth

“The idea arose from the frustration of caring for babies after birth and realizing it was too late,” says CHOP’s chief of surgery.

Josh Siegel, --December 15, 2014

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The fetal surgery enterprise came to life like most innovations do: from an idea inspired by a problem.
For innovators Drs. Michael Harrison and Scott Adzick, the problem was death—and in their minds, avoidable death that could be prevented by upending science as the world knew it. “The idea arose from the frustration of caring for babies after birth and realizing it was too late: the damage was already done,” said Adzick, chief of surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “We had to get to the baby earlier, while still inside mom.” More...

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