Baby Has Surgery in the Womb to Repair Spina Bifida

When Andres and Kaylee Rivas of Lago Vista, Texas, learned during a routine ultrasound that their unborn daughter had spina bifida — a neural tube defect in which the spine does not close completely during early fetal development — they sought answers and hope at Texas Children’s Hospital.Doctors couldn’t get a good measurement on the baby’s head, raising concerns that spina bifida could be the cause, and another test confirmed the diagnosis.Spina bifida can lead to loss of feeling, leg paralysi