Fetal Reunion 2011, sponsored by Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UHealth – University of Miami Health System, gave the physicians and their team a chance to get to know the children whom they met only as fetuses. The physicians performed life-saving surgery while these children were still developing in their mothers’ wombs.

 

Approximately 50 families from across the United States and as far away as Puerto Rico attended the event. Children enjoyed face painting, music and games, and the chance to design their own T-shirts. Event festivities also included a picnic and a butterfly ceremony honoring babies who die each year from fetal conditions. Pictured are (l-r) Dr. Rubén Quintero, Lourdes Garcia, Lisa Garcia, Armando Garcia, Adriana Garcia, and Dr. Eftichia Kontopoulos.