Twice Born

Preview of Spina Bifida Surgery

Through the unique access of the series’ camera crew, take a close-up look at this surgery on a baby in the womb. Watch as surgeons attempt to repair an opening in the baby’s spine caused by a condition known as spina bifida. Successful intervention at this point can lessen the nerve damage caused by the disease and improve the baby’s chances for a healthier, more functional life.

Preview of Spina Bifida Surgery

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  • Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 3

    S1 E3 - 55m 11s

    Lilly undergoes plastic surgery to reshape her face, and Shelly delivers her baby girl, Luelle. Geneva and Reggie, a couple from North Carolina, visit the Children's Hospital to seek help for their unborn child who has developed a lower urinary tract obstruction.

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    Episode 2

    S1 E2 - 54m 40s

    Doctors remove the remainder of baby Lilly’s tumor. Meanwhile, couple Tina and Brion receive devastating news about their unborn twins. Get a close-up look at surgery on a baby in the womb — the first time ever in a major television broadcast — as Shelly and her baby undergo a procedure to repair the fetus’s spine.

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