Children s Hospital of Philadelphia President and CEO Releases Special Podcast Series
- Breaking Through with Madeline Bell s Pioneered at CHOP series highlights stories about some of CHOP s amazing breakthroughs, told by the people who made them -
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PHILADELPHIA, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Doctors and scientists at Children s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are making breakthroughs that are transforming children s lives – and changing the world. In Pioneered at CHOP, a five-episode special series of her popular podcast
Breaking Through with Madeline Bell, CHOP President and CEO Madeline Bell speaks with five CHOP doctors and scientists about the stories behind some of their groundbreaking work.
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Philadelphia, February 8, 2021 Adding to a growing body of research affirming the benefits of fetal surgery for spina bifida, new findings show prenatal repair of the spinal column confers physical gains that extend into childhood. The researchers found that children who had undergone fetal surgery for myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida, were more likely than those who received postnatal repair to walk independently, go up and down stairs, and perform self-care tasks like using a fork, washing hands and brushing teeth. They also had stronger leg muscles and walked faster than children who had their spina bifida surgery after birth.
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Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida Leads to Better Mobility
Affirming the benefits of fetal surgery for spina bifida, new findings show prenatal repair of the spinal column confers physical gains that extend into childhood. The findings were published today in JAMA Pediatrics.
As a follow up to the landmark 2011 Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), researchers found that children who underwent fetal surgery for myelomeningocele the most severe form of spina bifida were more likely than those who received postnatal repair to walk independently, go up and down stairs, and perform self-care tasks such as grooming. They also had stronger leg muscles and walked faster than children who had spina bifida surgery after birth.