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>> Even though she hadn't been born yet
we wanted her to have the absolute
best care possible.
>> When families call us, they have received
devastating news and they call us really for hope.
We focus on babies with a birth defect.
This is what we do.
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>> As a patient, as a mother carrying a baby
with a birth defect, you want the best possible
care from an incredibly caring team.
That's what we provide.
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>> We have a very large multidisciplinary
team that has specialists from pretty much
any specialty that you could imagine in conjunction
with prenatal diagnosticians, maternal fetal
medicine specialists and genetic specialists
who are able to provide a very comprehensive
and detailed evaluation of the fetus and provide
the parents with the best family-centered care
that we can, going forward.
>> We not only do prenatal diagnosis, but
we also do, in highly selective circumstances,
fetal surgery.
>> The hope with prenatal surgery is that
we can alter the course in a long-term outcome.
>> From the very beginning,
CHOP offered us hope.
They showed us that there was a different
way, there was a better way.
>> We do our research, we do our investigation
because we have an obligation to perform research.
Research represents hope.
>> The Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit
was the first birthing unit dedicated exclusively
to healthy mothers whose unborn
baby has a birth defect.
>> The unit was designed so that babies that
are born that have birth defects, have accessibility
to a very specialized team of doctors and nurses.
>> Every day, I am in awe of what our team does.
Families trust us with their lives.
>> This work that we do is life changing,
miracle making work.
We love what we do and it's an honor and a
privilege to be able to be part of this journey
with our patients.
>> Each child has the ability to be incredible,
just like Mia.
No matter what function they come out with,
they will be an incredible child.
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