Surgery in Utero to fix Spina Bifida. Wow!

During surgery on a 22-week-old fetus at Vanderbilt, Dr. Joseph Bruner demonstrates size by comparing the fetus’ hand to his index fingertip.
(1999 file photo by Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt)

The way of the future… Correction of a defect on a living person while yet in the womb.

Wow!

Just read this:

Dr. Tulipan pioneered the surgery at Vanderbilt University.

“One of the beauties of a fetus is that they heal much better than even a baby, and before a certain age, they can actually heal without a scar,” Tulipan said.

Read the full article here:

Many of the problems people with neurological challenges have stem from a problem that started before the person was born. Imagine if we could identify a weakness in the Serotonin function in-utero. I am going to ask Claudie if there is something Moms can do, Multisensory exercises on themselves that would promote healthy brain development in the fetus. I will write back with her answers.

Is this the birth of a new program??

Wow!

I know moms have been putting headphones on their tummy for a long time now. I’m not talking about a program like that, I am talking about a program that would alter the mom’s neurochemicals, in particular neurochemicals such as Serotonin and dopamine, that would impact the development of the child.

I can’t wait to see what Claudie says.

Wow!