{
  "id": 20169981,
  "title": "In a first, AIIMS Delhi performs surgery to repair baby’s spine before birth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/in-a-first-aiims-delhi-performs-surgery-to-repair-babys-spine-before",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-15T11:28:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hospitals/at-aiims-delhi-indias-first-fetal-surgery-to-repair-babys-spine-before-birth/135854091"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "AIIMS Delhi has successfully performed surgery on an unborn baby to repair a severe birth defect. The procedure aimed to treat myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida. It was conducted on a baby at 25 weeks of pregnancy, offering hope for reduced neurological damage. Both the mother and foetus are now stable and recovering well after the six-hour surgery.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "6-hour surgery, 5-week planning: India’s first-of-its-kind fetal repair performed at AIIMS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/6-hour-surgery-5-week-planning-indias-first-of-its-kind-fetal-repair",
        "published": "2026-11-14T14:43:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "AIIMS performs India's first surgery on unborn baby",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/aiims-performs-indias-first-surgery-on-unborn-baby",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:38:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}