Press Release: SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center : Increased Weight No Longer Limitation For Spina Bifida Fetal Surgery at SSM Health St. Louis Fetal Care Institute

Since 2011 pregnant women with a BMI (body mass index) higher than 35 could not have fetal spina bifida repair surgery at the St. Louis Fetal Care Institute. Now, thanks to a new Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved study women with a BMI of up to 40 can be considered for the surgery.(PRWeb November 30, 2015)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/12/prweb13106337.htm