Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's everything you need to know about fetal surgery after Kourtney Kardashian revealed undergoing the procedure to save her ...

Even in the best circumstances, being pregnant can be nerve-racking for any expecting mother-to-be. Add in any degree of complications to the mother or baby, and there can be a lot of speculation and ...

Obesity during pregnancy puts women at higher risk for complications and can compromise the newborn's health. But obese women who undergo weight-loss (bariatric) operations before getting pregnant ...

The concept of fetal surgery captures the imagination when, from time to time, it makes the headlines. Few pregnant mothers will need the assistance of fetal medicine specialists; fewer still will ...

For some families, the joy of a new baby comes with unexpected challenges: About 3% of US newborns — roughly 1 in 33 — have a birth defect each year. While it might seem scary, the good news is that ...

ARVADA, Colo. — When Shannon Landry Dawson and Noel Dawson learned at their 20-week prenatal checkup that their son had been diagnosed with myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida, they ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fetal Care Center Dallas and its founding partner, maternal-fetal specialist Kevin Magee, M.D., have been selected by Samsung to employ the first Hera Z20 in the U.S., the ...

A neck mass threatened to block his airway before he even took a breath. One year later, baby Jay’ce is celebrating his first ...

Earlier this year, Stanford's Division of Pediatric Surgery performed its first-ever fetal surgery. The surgery to repair the fetal myelomeningocele (also sometimes referred to as spina bifida or ...

Katherine Smith Bligard is a Louisiana girl who has only lived in two places: Baton Rouge and St. Louis, Missouri. As a medical student, physician and assistant professor, Bligard has made St. Louis ...