Reproductive outcomes following open maternal–fetal surgery for myelomeningocele closure: analysis of MOMS trial participants

Preterm delivery was more common in subsequent pregnancies after open maternal-fetal surgery. The risk for uterine rupture and dehiscence was higher in the prenatal group than in the postnatal group, but lower than what has been previously reported with open maternal-fetal surgery. Reproductive outcomes were otherwise similar between women undergoing open maternal-fetal surgery for myelomeningocele closure and the postnatal closure group in the Management of Myelomeningocele Study. El resumen está disponible en Español al final del artículo.