Unborn baby has pioneering surgery inside the womb. Now his doctor is waiting to see if it was a success | CBC RadioFor some babies diagnosed with gastroschisis in the womb, treatment can mean surgery followed by months of medical appointments afterward. In more complex cases, the birth defect — in which a baby's intestines develop outside the body — can be fatal. For U.K. mother Maisie Savage, 29, and her unborn baby boy, Theo, however, neither was the case.www.cbc.ca
Unborn baby has pioneering surgery inside the womb. Now his doctor is waiting to see if it was a success | CBC RadioFor some babies diagnosed with gastroschisis in the womb, treatment can mean surgery followed by months of medical appointments afterward. In more complex cases, the birth defect — in which a baby's intestines develop outside the body — can be fatal. For U.K. mother Maisie Savage, 29, and her unborn baby boy, Theo, however, neither was the case.www.cbc.ca