Folic Acid during pregnancy & CHD
There is a decrease in the number of babies born with serious congenital heart defects in Canada, following obligatory enrichment of grain products containing folic acid. It is common knowledge [...]
Be Proactive!
You are your own baby's advocate! Information is empowering for expecting parents. Identifying heart issues before birth can allow expecting parents to meet the doctors who will care for their [...]
One mystery behind CHD
Until now, the reasons why some children are born with holes in their hearts, or faulty heart valves, have eluded doctors and scientists. Findings published online in the prestigious PNAS [...]
Preparing for your CHD Baby’s Open Heart Surgery
Heart defects come in all types, from minor to major. Defects can occur inside the heart or in the large blood vessels outside the heart. The heart defect may need [...]
How to sign up to be an Organ Donor
Thirteen people die each day while waiting for an organ. If everyone became an organ donor, there would be enough organs for every person who needed one. It's free, it's [...]
September – National Baby Safety Month
Chloe is ten months and I'm already planning her one year birthday party! I've bought the invitations, the outfit and special birthday cake plate! But before I go any further, [...]
Rheumatic Fever and the Heart
Rheumatic Heart Disease is a condition in which permanent damage to heart valves is caused by Rheumatic Fever. The heart valve is damaged by a disease process that generally begins [...]
AHA Guidelines to Prevent Infective Endocarditis
The American Heart Association recently updated its guidelines regarding which patients should take a precautionary antibiotic to prevent infective endocarditis (IE) before a trip to the dentist.The guidelines, published in [...]
NICU Parents – Trauma May Last
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or P.T.S.D. — a mental illness more often associated with surviving war, car accidents and assaults, is now being recognized in parents of sick or premature infants [...]
Heart Abnormalities Present with PHACE Syndrome
PHACE Syndrome was first reported by Dr. Ilona Frieden in 1996. In the past 13 years, dedicated physicians and scientists have been raising awareness and understanding of this syndrome by [...]