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WHAT IS FOETAL REPAIR FOR SPINA BIFIDA?

Foetal 修理 for spina bifida is a delicate 操作／手術 in which 外科医s open the womb and の近くに the 開始 in the 支援する of the baby's 長，率いる while it is still in the uterus.

Spinal cord 損失 より悪くするs during pregnancy, therefore this 手続き can help 妨げる the 条件 becoming more 厳しい.

It does not cure the 条件 but 熟考する／考慮するs show it can lead to 意味ありげに better results than 外科 carried out after the baby has been born.

The 手続き also 上げるs the child's chances of having good mobility and 存在 able to walk 独立して.

It takes place between 19 and 25 weeks into the pregnancy.

The mother 要求するs a general anaesthetic that relaxes the uterus and 行為／法令／行動するs as a painkiller for the baby.

A 外科医 then 削減（する）s an incision across the mother's abdomen and positions the baby's spinal cord to the spinal canal.

The doctor also の近くにs surrounding tissue and 肌 to 保護する the spinal cord from （危険などに）さらす to amniotic fluid.

Sou rce: Children's Hospital for Philadelphia

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