Patient Story
Fetoscopic Surgery for Spina Bifida: Keri’s Story
Fetoscopic Surgery for Spina Bifida | Keri’s Story
At 21 weeks of pregnancy, Keri and Scott learned that their third child, whom they planned to name Harper, had spina bifida. They entrusted the experts at the Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy to operate on Harper in the womb to correct the defect without the risks of open fetal surgery.
Learn more about how the teams at the Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy and the Children's Center worked together to address both mother and daughter’s evolving needs from fetoscopic surgery through delivery and beyond.