A Renton baby who was diagnosed with spina bifida is now thriving after undergoing a pioneering operation in the womb. Gemma and Joe McSherry were offered a termination and were warned their baby might have a poor quality of life when a scan showed little Sophia had spina bifida and hydrocephalus (water on the brain).
But after undergoing fetal surgery in Belgium, little Sophia was born four weeks early but thriving.Now seven months old, her proud parents have opened up about her story in a bid to give hope to parents in the same position.Mum Gemma said: “We had been trying for a baby and had a miscarriage last April.
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