In a first, UK woman undergoes womb surgery to fix baby's intestines growing outside his body
- Maisie Savage/Image: XA baby born with a rare abdominal birth defect is thriving after doctors repaired the condition before birth in what specialists describe as a first-of-its-kind clinical trial.
- Theo, now five months old, underwent foetal surgery while still in his mother's womb after being diagnosed with complex gastroschisis, a condition in which the abdominal wall does not develop properly, leaving the intestines outside the body.
- The procedure was carried out when his mother, Maisie Savage, was 26 weeks pregnant, according to BBC.
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- Maisie Savage/Image: XA baby born with a rare abdominal birth defect is thriving after doctors repaired the condition before birth in what specialists describe as a first-of-its-kind clinical trial.
- Theo, now five months old, underwent foetal surgery while still in his mother's womb after being diagnosed with complex gastroschisis, a condition in which the abdominal wall does not develop properly, leaving the intestines outside the body.
- The procedure was carried out when his mother, Maisie Savage, was 26 weeks pregnant, according to BBC.
Sources: Times of India