News and Events
CHOP Hosts Fetal Surgery Patient Reunion in Florida
Over 100 Floridians, including patients treated while still in the womb, reunite with their Pennsylvania doctors and nurses.
Fetal Surgery Experts Review Status of a Medical Frontier
Specialists at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia describe latest advances in fetal diagnosis and treatment.
Families Across U.S. Attend 15th Annual Fetal Family Reunion
Over 200 children treated before they were born by CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, and their families, gathered to celebrate 15 years of hope.
CHOP Celebrates 1000 Deliveries in Garbose Special Delivery Unit
Less than four years after opening the world’s first birth facility exclusively for mothers carrying babies with known birth defects, CHOP celebrates 1,000 deliveries.
Fetal Surgery Is Coming of Age
Maternal-fetal care is entering a new era. Highly sophisticated surgical teams now repair spina bifida and other birth defects in the womb.
New Educational Video About Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
The CFDT’s educational video was created for both medical professionals and families coping with this difficult diagnosis.
Fetal Center Welcomes Two New Team Members
A maternal-fetal medicine specialist and a general, thoracic and fetal surgeon join the team at the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment.
Introducing Two Recently Separated Conjoined Twins
Allison June and Amelia Lee Tucker, formerly conjoined twins, were separated at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Nov. 7, 2012.
CHOP International Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Conference
More than 300 international experts gathered in Philadelphia to discuss recent advances in prenatal diagnosis and treatment of birth defects.
Fetal Surgery Takes a Huge Step Forward in Treating Children with Spina Bifida
Performing fetal surgery for spina bifida can improve outcomes for children with this defect, according to research co-led by CHOP.
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