Over the treatment of fatal spina bifida condition, UK doctors successfully operated on an unborn baby whom they were forced to remove from the womb of the mother.
Only four women have received this groundbreaking surgery where most babies are aborted before they get a chance at life outside the womb.
Mother Bethan Simpson on her Facebook post says that she decided the surgery after a 20-week checkup that revealed the condition, which affects the child’s ability to walk.
“Our lives were such a rollercoaster for the next few weeks. We were offered continuing pregnancy, ending pregnancy or a new option called fetal surgery – fixing her before she is born. We had to do it.”
“Sadly, 80 percent of babies in England are terminated when their parents get told their baby has this condition. It’s not a death sentence. She has the same potential as every one of us,” he added.
After performing hours of surgical procedure, doctors managed to take Simpson’s daughter back in her mother’s womb and she will be born later this year.