Jacqueline Schumer was told her unborn baby had spina bifida at her 16-week checkup. The birth defect can cause complications including trouble walking and fluid buildup in the brain. Schumer had ...

Angela Ibarra-Garcia in an ultrasound learned her baby girl, Daniela, had spina bifida, a condition where the spine doesn't ...

HOUSTON — For a small person who had surgery before he was even born, and who had just spent an hour and a half squeezing through a tight space that clamped down on his head every few minutes, Baby ...

A baby underwent surgery in the womb for spina bifida, and since being born six weeks ago, the child is healthy and developing well, according to a statement from the Great Ormond Street Hospital ...

DETROIT — Kasey Hilton rested on the exam table with chilly ultrasound goo slathered on her belly, husband Mike sitting on the hard chair beside her. They waited for the word. Boy or girl? There were ...

At 25 weeks pregnant, Sam Drinnon learned that her unborn baby had a tumor compressing the heart — and doctors would need to perform surgery to keep the fetus alive. "Everything was perfectly fine," ...

She’s a walking miracle. Five-year-old Piper-Kohl Kelly defied all odds when doctors diagnosed her with spina bifida and claimed she wouldn’t have the ability to walk. Now, the young girl not only ...

A family is grateful after their son survived a rare and complex heart surgery while he was still in the womb. The last year has been an emotional rollercoaster for Samantha Custer and her husband ...

Identifying issues early allows parents and doctors to prepare for medical care after birth. And in some cases, doctors can ...

(ABC4) — Samantha Custer and her husband Dave were faced with one of life’s greatest obstacles and then one of life’s greatest gifts just weeks apart. In an article published by the Cleveland Clinic’s ...

A baby underwent surgery in the womb for spina bifida, and since being born six weeks ago, the child is healthy and developing well, according to a statement from the Great Ormond Street Hospital ...

Pregnant women were afraid to have it. Doctors were afraid to do it. Hospitals stopped performing the surgery because the U.S. government wanted evidence it was safe and worth doing. Now, a landmark ...