Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit News

CHOP's Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment has performed its 500th prenatal repair for spina bifida, marking a major milestone for the program that pioneered the procedure and helped transform care for babies diagnosed before birth.

Researchers from the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that survival rates in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia improved over time even in the most serious cases due to ongoing experience and continuous review of outcomes.

An interprofessional team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is transforming CHOP’s approach to fetal medicine through a first-of-its-kind data integration platform. The Clinical Outcomes Data Archive (CODA) platform offers clinicians real-time data to help inform earlier interventions and treatment strategies in CHOP’s Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT). A paper outlining CODA’s benefits, applications and potential broader impact was recently published in the journal Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy.

CHOP’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment and Fetal Heart Program, performs fourth successful fetal heart surgery to remove life-threatening tumor.

After nearly a year at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), conjoined twins Amari and Javar Ruffin were successfully separated by CHOP surgeons on August 21, 2024.

The Pinnacle of Excellence Award and the Guardian of Excellence Awards were presented to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, as well as the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit, respectively.

Lindsay Zajac Adams, PhD, a pediatric psychologist with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), was the November 2022 recipient of the monthly POPPIES Award.

Nancy Andrews shares her story about how her son’s multiple surgeries at CHOP inspired her family to give back.

CHOP has a team of full-time genetic counselors dedicated only to fetal patients. Learn how they support families in prenatal counseling.

CHOP researchers have led an international group of experts in developing new guidelines for neonatal resuscitation research.