Twice Born

After the EXIT procedure and a second surgery to debulk her tumor, baby Lilly still requires medical care and must remain at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for months. Watch what life is like for Lesly and other parents who cannot bring their babies home from the hospital immediately after birth.

Over the three-part series, experience several alternately heartbreaking and life-affirming stories from inside the world’s leading fetal surgery center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

This miniseries takes an intimate, inside look at the Special Delivery Unit at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where rare surgeries are performed on babies inside the womb. With exclusive access to the elite unit, experience rarely seen, real-time footage of operations on fetuses.

Shelly and Bobby travel from Massachusetts after learning their baby has spina bifida, a debilitating condition that causes a range of problems including impaired mobility, hydrocephalus and a number of other lifelong challenges.

This gripping mini-series takes an intimate, inside look at The Special Delivery Unit at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where rare surgeries are done on babies still inside their mothers' wombs.

Follow several families from around the country as they go through the emotional process of learning about medical challenges facing their unborn children, assessing the options of prenatal surgery and making decisions once their options are clear.