Faye&Ant Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Ok so I haven't added the picture yet... has anyone seen the picture of the 21 week old unborn baby that was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from he womb? The little guy was operated on whilst in the womb and survived. It is such a lovely picture and story if it is real as you see a tiny hand gripping the surgeons finger I didnt add the picture as I though it was abit too gruesome and didnt want the mods to tell me off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It is indeed, truly remarkable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Wow, I hadn't heard about this. It's truly amazing what they can do now isn't it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It was a great photo...it has been circulating the web for quite a long time now. If you check it out on snopes though you find that the baby did not actually grip the surgeons hand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 It was a great photo...it has been circulating the web for quite a long time now. If you check it out on snopes though you find that the baby did not actually grip the surgeons hand! Really? The photo and surgery are both true though aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Intrauterine surgery has been around for a few years now - but I don't think the surgeons hand goes inside - they use very fine instruments. Sounds like a good pic though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Is there a link for this story? I hadn't head of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 See here for details according to snopes. Briefly: The surgery was performed in 1999. As the surgeon was closing the incision in the womb, the foetus' hand flopped out and the surgeon gently lifted it and tucked it back inside. A lot of misinformation has been added in many of the e-mails circulating the web claiming that the child's hand reached out and gripped the surgeon's finger. Still amazing that such surgery can be performed (and has been for the last decade). WARNING - contains graphic scenes! - Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 That's amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
