World-first spina bifida surgery gives unborn babies a chance to walk A baby girl is the first human in the world to receive experimental in-utero surgery to treat spina bifida. The New Daily · Oct 15, 2022
Stem cells successfully treat spina bifida in lambs, puppies. Could babies be next? SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Diagnosed before birth with a spinal defect, three babies have kicked their legs, wiggled their toes and blown away their parents and a team of researchers at UC Davis Health who developed a novel approach to treat them. Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022