by Fetal Health Foundation | Dec 14, 2021 | Blogs, fetomaternal alloimmunization, front-page, HDFN, News, Story
After a diagnosis of maternal fetal alloimmunization and losing baby Lucy to hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), Bethany took action. She made it her mission to ensure that other mothers diagnosed with maternal alloimmunization had education about the risks of the disease and knew the steps for proper medical care and treatment so that their babies could survive HDFN.
by Fetal Health Foundation | Jul 6, 2021 | Blogs, front-page, Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida, News, Spina Bifida, Story
Cincinnati Children’s, a national leader in prenatal myelomeningocele surgery, recently conducted their 100th prenatal surgical repair. Kelly Song’s daughter was diagnosed with spina bifida at 20 weeks. Read more:
by Fetal Health Foundation | Apr 20, 2021 | Conjoined Twins, front-page, News, Story
The team at UC Davis decided to separate these conjoined twins at 9 months of age. They took special precautions such as house calls during COVID to give the girls the best chance at an amazing life.
by Fetal Health Foundation | Oct 30, 2020 | Blogs, front-page, News, Story
11-weeks pregnant with her third child, Jessica Reger expected this pregnancy to go as smoothly as the others, with the exception of a complicated delivery with her second baby that required an emergency surgery and blood transfusions. But a routine ob/gyn visit revealed an abnormal blood screen – her blood was alloimmunized.
by Fetal Health Foundation | Sep 23, 2020 | Blogs, front-page, News, Story
The whole morning turned into changing and canceling appointments, meeting new doctors, and understanding a real new world of twins. My doctor explained so many things about my pregnancy, including how it had become high risk, and that we needed screening every two weeks for things like TTTS.
by Fetal Health Foundation | Jul 30, 2020 | Blogs, front-page, News, Sacrococcygeal Teratoma, Story
Giving birth to a baby with an unusual prenatal diagnosis at 27 weeks in the midst of a global pandemic comes with its own unique challenges. That was one family’s reality earlier this year. But the care team at the Colorado Fetal Care Center — the only team in the region able to perform the procedure their baby needed to survive — was there to help them through it.