prenatal+surgery+presentation


 * Slide one
 * Spina bifida
 * Spinal Bifida is a defect in development in the brain and/or spinal cord and the protective layer that covers them
 * This defect happens in the first month of pregnancy when the spinal cord doesn't close properly
 * Most kids born with this defect have a sac on their back filled with spinal fluid... and has significant nerve damage
 * Kids will have different degrees of disabilities and usually learning disabilities
 * Kids who dont the surgery have to have splints to help correct the problem
 * this information was found on: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spina_bifida/spina_bifida.htm
 * Slide two
 * Open fetal surgery
 * The mother will have a C-section and the baby will be partially removed from the womb so the defected part can be worked on
 * The fetus is put back into the womb when surgery is complete and the uterus is closed
 * Some are planned to coincide with the delivery... surgery is done before the spinal cord is cut so the baby doesnt have to breath on its own (usually only done on babies who have problem getting air)
 * Fetoscopic surgery
 * Used more often than open fetal surgery
 * It has minimal incisions
 * It is less traumatic for the mother and the child as well
 * It allows the doctors to fix the problem without taking the fetus out of the womb
 * Information found on: http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site891/mainpageS891P0.html
 * Slide three
 * The surgery often saves the child from death (still born)
 * congenital diaphragmatic hernia
 * which is when the liver or the intestines are in the chest... and prevents the child from having proper lung development
 * Tumors
 * can swell and cause the heart to have to work double as hard to pump the blood... raising the risk of hear failure in the fetus
 * surgery can be done with the help of and ultrasound... a radio frequency alabation wish can prevent the flow of blood to the tumor
 * Slide four
 * Open fetal surgery
 * bleeding, infection, or premature delivery
 * Main infection risks are at the incision site of the mother uterus
 * since the surgery is so close to the area in which babies develop, it is possible for the woman to become infertile after the fetus surgery
 * mother will receive medicine for pain (epidermal) and prevention of premature labor
 * since operations are usually done to save the child's life... the benefits of the surgery make the risks secondary
 * The mother will be given antibiotics to prevent infection from the surgery
 * The mother will also have to stay in bed to prevent premature birth
 * Slide five
 * benefits
 * Saves the childs life
 * Prevents the mother from having to choose whether or not to abort the child
 * Prevent disabilities
 * Prevents birth complications
 * Often stops the abnormal development and prevents problems after birth
 * Prevents birth complications