A study of 183 children with spina bifida who had fetal surgery shows a clear-cut benefit in outcomes at 30 months, including ability to walk independently.

Since opening 10 years ago, the SDU has kept more than 3,600 families together and given each baby the best possible opportunity for a bright future.

Staff and special guests gathered at a special ceremony recognizing the SDU’s first 10 years of breakthroughs.

On June 3, more than 2,000 patients and families returned for CHOP’s Fetal Surgery Family Reunion to celebrate their breakthroughs and how far they’ve come.

The Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been serving healthy mothers carrying fetuses with known birth defects for 10 years.

After 485 days at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, formerly conjoined twins, Erin and Abby Delaney, were discharged to return home to North Carolina, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Families, including patients treated while still in the womb, reunite with their doctors and nurses during an event hosted by the Center for Fetal Diagnosis & Treatment.

Abby and Erin, formerly joined at the head, were separated on June 6, 2017, at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. See how they’re doing months later.

At the 37th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards, PBS was awarded an Outstanding Science and Technology Programming Emmy for "TWICE BORN: Stories from The Special Delivery Unit," featuring Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

On Oct. 4, CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment hosted a reunion at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens for families across the Midwest who traveled to CHOP for fetal surgery or specialized care immediately after birth.