• S4. Ep 11. Spina Bifida: One family’s heartbreaks, and new hope with intrauterine surgery.

  • Nov 30 2022
  • Length: 59 mins
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S4. Ep 11. Spina Bifida: One family’s heartbreaks, and new hope with intrauterine surgery.

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  • Claudine had been having a normal second pregnancy but when her 20 week scan showed abnormalities and she received the heartbreaking news that her baby, Sophie had severe Spina Bifida, her and her husband had two weeks to make the hardest decision of any parent.

    Soon after, Claudine fell pregnant for a third time and took every recommended precaution but again, this time at 18 weeks, she received the same devastating news of Spina Bifida with baby Willow already showing signs of multiple complications. Claudine and her family once again had to say goodbye.

    Feeling strongly that their family was still not complete and that their daughter Eliza should have a sibling, Claudine and Dave gathered the courage to try again but their 16 week scan revealed that despite all odds this baby too had Spina Bifida. This time, however, them receiving this news coincided with the first intra-uterine surgery being performed in Australia and suddenly they were faced with possibility.

    Claudine shares her incredible story of the heartbreak, hope and groundbreaking science that has created and shaped her family.
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