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1Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 94143-0570, USA.
Although most fetal defects are best managed after birth, a few with predictable, life-threatening developmental consequences have been successfully corrected in utero. Many technical problems have been solved, but preterm labor remains a significant risk to mother and fetus. Less invasive interventional techniques and fetal stem cell transplantation promise to extend the indications for intervention.
Although most fetal defects are best managed after birth, a few with predictable, life-threatening developmental consequences have been successfully corrected in utero. Many technical problems have been solved, but preterm labor remains a significant risk to mother and fetus. Less invasive interventional techniques and fetal stem cell transplantation promise to extend the indications for intervention.