British doctors got the baby out of the womb, did an operation for him and brought him back

British doctors conducted unusual operation still unborn child. In order to make it, they performed a caesarean section, took out the baby, operated on it and placed it back in the mother's womb. Mother to give birth to a child only in April.

In the 26-year-old Bethan Simpson, during the next routine inspection in the fifth month of pregnancy, abnormalities in the development of the fetus were found. Ultrasound showed spina bifida. The girl had to be born a heavy handicapped, she could never walk or sit.

Doctors offered the expectant mother a difficult choice: either terminate the pregnancy for medical reasons at a later date, or carry out an intrauterine operation for her daughter to return the spinal cord to the site and close the cleft. The operation was risky - the child could not survive. Simpson and her husband did not think for a long time, agreed to the operation.

Bethan Simpson

In the sixth month, an operation was carried out, which opened a new page in medicine in the UK.

Surgeons got the baby, restored the integrity of the spine and spinal cord and put the baby back. Now, before the birth, Betan will be on bed rest under the supervision of doctors. The appearance of the baby is expected in April. According to the doctors, she will be completely healthy and that she and her mother had to endure will only resemble a small scar on the back.

Previously, such an operation was done in Russia. About two weeks ago, an unborn child with a congenital spinal hernia was operated on in the Lapino perinatal center. For this, the baby also had to be removed from the womb, and then put back after the operation. The unique operation was successful.

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