Revolutionary fetal brain surgery saves baby's life in Boston.

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Revolutionary fetal brain surgery saves baby's life in Boston.
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A woman's unborn baby was diagnosed with a rare pre-birth condition and given a 1% chance of survival. The woman flew to Boston for a surgery that had never been attempted before. After roughly a dozen scans and procedures, doctors completed the first successful fetal brain surgery two days earlier. The baby, named Denver, has since returned to her family's Louisiana home, where she's maturing like any healthy baby. The success of Denver's surgery is the first step toward saving more babies' lives.

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