Type of Surgery

Fetal Surgery revised3

Slide show describing the surgeries available to treat fetuses in the womb and some of the problems that can be treated with fetal surgery and heart malformations, neural tube defects, and gastrointestinal tract deformities.


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Prenatal test - Amniocentesis - Fetal medicine

Animated, narrated slide show that describes how amniotic fluid is sampled during amniocentesis. An ultrasound probe is used to help guide the needle during the procedure.

How an epidural is given during childbirth

Provides a step-by-step graphical description of how an anesthesiologist inserts an epidural prior to delivery of a pregnancy. The epidural provides anesthesia into the epidural space of the spinal cord to block all sensation from the level of the epidural down to the feet. The mother stays conscious, but free from vaginal pain, during the delivery with an epidural.