University of California, San Francisco performed the first succesful fetal surgery
On May 10, 1981, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) performed the first successful fetal surgery, correcting a birth defect while still in mother’s womb.
Michael Skinner, the first baby in the world to survive successful fetal surgery, was born at the UCSF Medical Center on Mother’s Day.
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Source: University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital
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