Research
Mayo Clinic is a pioneer in fetal surgery advances, allowing for earlier treatment when health problems are diagnosed before birth.
A key example is a clinical trial for prenatal surgery to promote lung growth before babies are born. These fetuses have a life-threatening disorder called pulmonary hypoplasia. A diaphragmatic hernia present at birth and fetal lungs that are too small for babies to breathe on their own cause this condition. The goal is to develop regenerative approaches to make lung development and outcomes better.
Mayo experts continue to study how to lower the risks of fetal surgery and make surgical approaches and outcomes better for mothers and their children.
Publications
See a list of publications about fetal surgery by Mayo Clinic authors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.