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Surgeon Performs Procedure on Child in
the Womb to Treat Spina Bifida
the Womb to Treat Spina Bifida
If you are still not sure whether the fetus inside you is a living human
being, consider this picture of a fetus who received life-altering surgery
while still in the womb.
being, consider this picture of a fetus who received life-altering surgery
while still in the womb.
| The tiny hand of 21-week-old Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the womb of his mother, Julie Armas, to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner, during a breakthrough surgery procedure to treat spina bifida. The surgery took place at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 19, 1999. Samuel was born by C-section 15 weeks after the surgery on Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999 at 6:25 pm at Northside Hospital weighing 5 lbs 11 oz and 20 1/2" long. He was born at 36 weeks. Spina Bifida is a debilitating disease which damages the spinal cord, which can cause paralysis or weakness of the legs, bowel and bladder incontinence, neurological impairments and learning disabilities. Nearly all children born with spina bifida must undergo surgery to implant permanent shunts -- thin tubes that remove excess fluid that could otherwise cause brain damage. Although Samuel has had multiple surgeries since birth, he has avoided many of the more serious problems of Spina Bifida as a result of the surgery within his mother's womb. More about this story and this photograph can be found at http://www.michaelclancy.com/. |
Choose Life Videos
- Educational videos about the nature of unborn life are available
from Rosary Films on YouTube.
Choose Life Perspectives
| "I am among all men most richly blessed." |
| "You have formed me in my mother's womb. I give you thanks that I am wonderfully made." Psalm 139, v. 13-14 |
Not sure what's really going on inside you? Recent
developments in fetal ultrasound technology including 3D
and 4D scanning now provide amazingly detailed views of
the unborn in the womb as early as 8 weeks. An example
of such imaging is shown at left. See more ultrasound
images here.
developments in fetal ultrasound technology including 3D
and 4D scanning now provide amazingly detailed views of
the unborn in the womb as early as 8 weeks. An example
of such imaging is shown at left. See more ultrasound
images here.
Views Inside the Womb
99 Balloons - The Story of Eliot
Eliot was born with an undeveloped lung, a heart with a hole in it and DNA
that placed faulty information into each and every cell of his body. However,
that could not stop the living God from proclaiming Himself through this boy
who never uttered a word.
Check out www.ninetynineballoons.com for more information about Eliot.
that placed faulty information into each and every cell of his body. However,
that could not stop the living God from proclaiming Himself through this boy
who never uttered a word.
Check out www.ninetynineballoons.com for more information about Eliot.