A mum was relieved to see her newborn son kick his legs after he had spinal surgery while still inside the womb.<br /><br />Serena Nye, 24, was told after her 20-week pregnancy scan her unborn son had spina bifida.<br /><br />It meant his spine and spinal cord was not developing properly, causing a gap in his spine, leaving at high risk of weakness or total paralysis of his legs.<br /><br />Serena and partner Chris Bown, 26, were given the choice to continue normally, terminate the pregnancy, or have fetal surgery.<br /><br />So in an incredible operation, doctors took Serena's womb OUT of her body, at 26 weeks, to operate on her unborn son's spine via keyhole surgery.<br /><br />After the three hour operation, her womb - and baby - were stitched up back inside her body again until it was time to give birth.<br /><br />Tommy Bown was born six weeks later, at 31 weeks - and was able to kick his legs and feed normally as a result of the surgery.<br /><br />He spent four weeks in hospital before doting parents Serena and Chris brought him home, to Eastbourne, East Sussex.<br /><br />Thanks to the super advanced surgery, the tot, now three months old, is hitting all his milestones - and a scar on his back from the surgery is the only evidence of his op.
