Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) - The First Days - Fetal Surgery - ECMO - CHOP (5 of 10)

Babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are the most fragile in the neonatal intensive care unit.
More info at fetalsurgery.chop.edu.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a complex and challenging anomaly in which attention to every tiny detail is crucial to achieving the best outcomes. In this series, staff from the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia present a full overview of CDH, the comprehensive care required to manage the condition, including fetal surgery, and the ongoing research that holds promise for affected babies. Comprehensive services range from prenatal evaluation and diagnosis to treatment, including invasive fetal therapy and open fetal surgery.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• congenital
• diaphragmatic
• hernia
• CDH
• fetal surgery
• surgery
• fetal diagnosis
• fetal treatment
• fetal therapy
• therapy
• neonatal
• intensive
• care
• NICU
• ECMO

[katryn3]

our daughter was born with this condition Jan,08 she is now a happy lively littlegirl but was very very scary the first few days .x