The Fetal Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Celebrates Patient Milestone Following Surgery to Repair Spina bifida Before Birth
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Spina bifida affects one out of every 2,000 births in the United States each year, and some children diagnosed will need to use a walker or a wheelchair their entire life. However, more than a year after surgery at the Fetal Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital to repair one baby’s spina bifida in the womb, one family is celebrating their child's progress as they turns one.