SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Vasa previa Fetal Surgeon Shows For First Time That Laser Procedure May Treat Vasa Previa  Jan 3, 2008 If undiagnosed, the condition known as vasa previa is frequently deadly for newborns ... "This is the first time laser therapy has been used to correct vasa previa," said Dr. Quintero, a pioneer in the field of minimally-invasive fetal surgery ... "Patients have described this prenatal condition as a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. A patient with vasa previa lives with the constant worry that if her water breaks at any time, she may lose the pregnancy.". (Science Daily) Investigation escalates in cricket coach's death  Mar 23, 2007 Pakistan cricket coach murdered: police. Pakistan cricket coach murdered: police. (CBC.ca) Child’s condition sparks mother into action  Sep 19, 2006 (Times Photo/Kristin Sullivan) Kristen Lewis holds her eight-month old son, Chase, who survived a vasa previa delivery ... Lewis was informed she d had a vasa previa pregnancy a term foreign to her ... Vasa previa, the doctors informed her, was a condition in which the fetal blood vessels for some distance run freely and unsupported through the membranes instead of within the umbilical cord. (Leavenworth Times, KS) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2008