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Fetal Care Center Patient Stories

Read stories of hope and inspiration from patients and families who were cared for by our team at Cincinnati Children's Fetal Care Center.

Anna's Story

Read about how Anna defies the odds and reaches milestones after celebrating her first birthday.

Premature Birth

Caleb

Born three months early, Owen received expert care in the NICU and thrives as a healthy, happy little boy.

Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)

Cambree and Carly's Story

Read the story of a set of Iowa twins, grown and thriving after their TTTS diagnosis years ago.

Chloe's Story

Read how Chloe is thriving after her prenatal diagnosis with a rare condition where organs in her abdomen developed outside her body.

Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)

Creed, Gentry & Walker's Story

Read how a set of triplets received life-saving fetoscopic surgery at the Fetal Care Center.

Elle's Story

Learn about how experts in the Fetal Care Center built a plan to safely deliver Elle at Children's and treat her rare genetic condition.

Twin-Reversed Arterial Perfusion (TRAP Sequence)

Everly's Story

Learn more about how our doctors partnered with Knoxville doctors to save Everly, diagnosed with TRAP Sequence.

Heart and Lungs

Henley's Story

Watch how a bypass machine (ECMO) saved Henley's heart and lungs, beating her 20% odds of survival at birth.

Jaxyn's Story

Hear Jaxyn's mom share her story of having fetal surgery for his spina bifida.

Sacrococcygeal Teratoma

Kristina's Story

Read why the Bessettes family drove from Wisconsin for evaluation and a complex open fetal surgery.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)

Lila's Story

Learn how 2-day-old Lila received surgery and how she's grown into her funny, sweet self.

Bladder Outlet Obstruction (BOO)

Max's Story

See how a Kentucky family chose complex open fetal surgery at 23 weeks' gestation to save their baby boy.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)

Mila's Story

Watch Mila's story of fetoscopic surgery, birth in the Special Delivery Unit and ongoing care.

Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)

Oaklynn and Piper's Story

Read about how in utero surgery helped a Louisville family facing TTTS.

Rami's Story

Read about Rami's journey from fetal care, to birth in our Special Delivery Unit, to collaborative specialty treatments.

Ruthie Thorpe family.

Lung Malformation (CPAM)

Ruthie's Story

Learn how the open fetal EXIT procedure gave a Tennessee family hope and a healthy girl who loves cheerleading.

Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)

Sophia, Isabella and Hannah's Story

Read about a Georgia family's experience with fetoscopic surgery to treat TTTS in two of their triplets.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)

Trey's Story

Learn how fetoscopic surgery at Cincinnati Children's improves Trey's lung growth after he was diagnosed with severe CDH.

Myelomeningocele (MMC)

Vivienne's Story

Read about Vivienne's story of spina bifida diagnosis to fetal surgery and growing into a happy, healthy and chatty little girl.

Bladder Outlet Obstruction (BOO)

William's Story

Learn how the Wolff family chose fetoscopic surgery to give William a healthy start.

Cervical Teratoma

Will's Story

See how Exit-to-Airway helped the Hileman family raise a happy boy who loves being outdoors.

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