AIIMS Delhi Performs Groundbreaking Prenatal Spine Surgery

In a medical breakthrough, AIIMS Delhi surgeons have successfully performed a prenatal surgery to repair a severe birth defect. The surgery, conducted on a fetus at 25 weeks of pregnancy, aimed to treat myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida. This complex procedure, lasting six hours, involved repairing the baby's spine before birth. Both the mother and the fetus are now reported to be stable and recovering well. This innovative surgery offers hope for reducing neurological damage in babies born with myelomeningocele, a condition that can lead to significant disabilities.