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US doctors perform first-ever brain surgery on baby before birth

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A team of doctors in Boston, United States, successfully performed groundbreaking brain surgery on a baby while she was still in the womb in March, reported CNN. The surgery was conducted to treat a rare brain condition known as the vein of Galen malformation (VOGM). The baby was born on March 17, two days after the procedure, and her condition was stable.