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When Paige’s water broke at 37 weeks pregnant, she was ready to meet her baby. It was a markedly different feeling from earlier in her pregnancy, when, at 25 weeks gestation, Paige underwent a surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital to repair a defect in her baby’s spine. With tears in her eyes, Paige was wheeled back to the operating room, hoping that doctors wouldn’t have to deliver her baby early because of the procedure.

Last year, St. Louis mom Sara Schwartz discovered she was pregnant with not one but two babies –– identical twin girls. Schwartz, who was already a mother of three (to children ages 12, 11 and 9) felt excited about her “bonus babies” on the way, despite it being a high-risk pregnancy.

Amanda and Kyle tell their story of awaiting their third child, Barrett, when Amanda’s 20-week ultrasound revealed her baby had CDH, congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Baby Makenna, diagnosed with a severe form of Spina Bifida at 18 weeks, received expert care from the Fetal Care Center and is now a healthy toddler.

Baby Logan received expert diagnosis and treatment at the Fetal Care Center for a double outlet right ventricle in his heart. Now, his prognosis is excellent.

Specialists at Fetal Care Center provided excellent care for Baby Dillon, who leads a normal life now despite his congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) in the womb.

When the Levys learned their first baby had a diagnosis of right sided CDH, the young couple were anxious. Specialists from the Fetal Care Center cared for not only Baby Maddy, but the whole family.

Learn how maternal-fetal medicine specialists at Barnes-Jewish Hospital delivered Caleb and Ben using ex utero intrapartum treatment, or EXIT.

Learn more about Lincoln Olds, diagnosed at 23-weeks gestation with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).