Woman has pioneering womb surgery to fix 'miracle' baby with intestines outside its body
Summary
Doctors performed a groundbreaking surgery on a baby named Theo while he was still inside his mother’s womb to fix a serious birth defect called gastroschisis. The surgery, done in Texas at 26 weeks of pregnancy, gently placed Theo’s intestines back inside his body using keyhole surgery, and now he is five months old and healthy.Key Facts
- Baby Theo had gastroschisis, where intestines grow outside the belly due to a belly button defect.
- Doctors operated on Theo before birth while he was inside his mother Maisie Savage’s womb.
- The surgery was part of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial led by Dr. Michael Belfort in Texas.
- Maisie had to travel from London to Belgium for a Botox injection to relax the baby’s abdominal muscles before surgery.
- The operation was done at 26 weeks of pregnancy using keyhole surgery after partially exposing the womb.
- Theo is now five months old and thriving after the surgery.
- Gastroschisis affects about 1 in 3,000 babies in the UK each year.
- Complex gastroschisis cases often require long hospital stays and multiple surgeries after birth, with some babies needing intestinal transplants.
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