Surgery in the womb: ‘I’ve done the best for her’
Helena Purcell travelled to Belgium for an NHS-funded procedure on her unborn baby’s spina bifida. …
Kate Steele, chief executive of Shine, which offers advice and support to families affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus, said: “We hope that every family who might benefit from foetal surgery is given the opportunity to find out whether surgery is right for them, and that they are supported by their local service, as Helena was.”