India's first in-utero spinal surgery: 30+ specialists operate on 25-week fetus

SumitGup · x · 2026-11-16

A team of over 30 specialists at AIIMS Delhi performed India's first fetal surgery, a six-hour procedure repairing a severe spinal defect on a 25-week-old unborn baby while still in the womb.

The procedure was carried out free of cost, with both mother and baby reported to be stable.

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