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What are other names for prenatal surgery?
Fetal surgery, antenatal surgery, or maternal-fetal surgery.
What are the general risks associated with prenatal surgery?
Prenatal surgery is considered high risk. The placenta may be nicked causing preterm labor. Preterm labor is the most common complication of prenatal surgery. Fetoscopic surgeries are less dangerous.
What are the specific fetal risks associated with prenatal surgery?
Premature birth, birth during surgery, infection, spinal cord and nerve damage when treating spina bifida, brain damage, physical deformities, death.
Is prenatal surgery covered by insurance?
Some prenatal surgeries may not be covered by insurance.
What is the prevalence of prenatal surgery in the United States?
There are only about 600 candidates for prenatal surgery in the United States each year. Of these, only about 10% actually undergo the procedure.
Can women who have had prenatal surgery deliver more children?
Subsequent children of a mother who has undergone prenatal surgery usually are delivered by cesarean section because of uterine scarring.
What is the most common cause of prenatal surgery?
The most common prenatal surgeries are for conditions in which the newborn will not be able to breathe on its own.
At what point in the pregnancy is prenatal surgery most often performed?
Most prenatal surgeries are performed between 18 and 26 weeks of gestation.
What are risks specific to orthopedic surgery?
Risks specifically associated with orthopedic surgery include inflammation at the site where foreign materials are introduced into the body, infection as the result of surgery, and damage to nerves or to the spinal cord.
Do they make gummy prenatal vitamins?
Yes. I just had gastric bypass surgery and my surgeon gave me a prescription for chewable prenatal vitamins. IC Prenatal 19 chewable tablet cyp
What are the precautions associated with prenatal surgery?
Serious risks for the mother and fetus, a hospital stay for the procedure, may have to stay near the hospital until delivery, extended postoperative bed rest (possibly until delivery), financial commitment.
What are the risks of a leg lengthening procedure?
Specific risks associated with LLD surgery include: osteomyelitis (bone infection)
