Description
Fetal surgery typically involves opening the gravid uterus (with either a traditional Cesarean surgical incision or through single or multiple fetoscopic port incisions), surgically correcting or pallating a fetal abnormality, and returning the fetus to the uterus and restoring uterine closure.
Fetal surgery should be performed only when a successful procedure is necessary for fetal survival, or improves the long term outcome or survival of the fetus following birth. The procedure should only be performed when there is not a significant risk for morbidity or mortality in the mother, or in premature labor as a result of the procedure.