Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida

Meet Kolby. He underwent a life-changing surgery at Ochsner Medical Center to correct the myelomeningocele birth defect, the most serious form of spina bifida... 12 weeks before he was born. Ochsner’s fetal surgery team operated on the one pound, 23-week-old fetus while still in his mother’s uterus. When he was born, Kolby weighed 4 pounds, 12 ounces and his physicians are thrilled with his prognosis. Learn more at