Twice Born: Stories from the Special Delivery Unit
This three-part miniseries steps inside the ground-breaking medical frontier of fetal surgery with an intimate look at The Special Delivery Unit at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where a courageous group of doctors and their patients take on the challenges of operations done on babies still inside their mother's wombs. With exclusive access to this elite unit, the film captures rarely-seen, real-time footage of fetal operations. Meet expecting parents as they face gut-wrenching decisions: should they take a leap of faith to repair birth defects with prenatal surgery, even if it means they might lose their child? And, hear first hand from the unusual team of doctors who have defied skeptics and chosen to pursue this high-risk, high-reward career path.
Season 1
3 episodes
- 1. Episode OneThis episode sets the stage for the emotional stories to come. Dr. Scott Adzick, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and a pioneer of fetal surgery, explains his own conviction: if you can get to babies earlier, while they are still inside their mothers, you can stop some of the damage of birth defects before it is too late.18+CC55minApr 1, 2015
- 2. Episode TwoIn this episode, the realities of life in the Special Delivery Unit become clear. Bobby waits anxiously for the results of the pivotal surgery Shelly and the baby undergo to repair the fetus's spine. The unique access of the series' camera crew gives viewers a close-up look at this surgery on a baby in the womb - the first time ever in a major television broadcast.18+CC55minApr 8, 2015
- 3. Episode ThreeEpisode Three delivers deeper insight into the personality and motivations of Dr. Scott Adzick. This episode includes an intimate view of the much-anticipated delivery of Bobby and Shelly's baby; it also chronicles the story of Geneva and Reggie, a couple whose world is shaken when doctors reveal that their unborn child has developed an often fatal lower urinary tract obstruction.18+CC55minApr 15, 2015
Twice Born: Stories from the Special Delivery Unit
This three-part miniseries steps inside the ground-breaking medical frontier of fetal surgery with an intimate look at The Special Delivery Unit at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where a courageous group of doctors and their patients take on the challenges of operations done on babies still inside their mother's wombs. With exclusive access to this elite unit, the film captures rarely-seen, real-time footage of fetal operations. Meet expecting parents as they face gut-wrenching decisions: should they take a leap of faith to repair birth defects with prenatal surgery, even if it means they might lose their child? And, hear first hand from the unusual team of doctors who have defied skeptics and chosen to pursue this high-risk, high-reward career path.
