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Baby with Rare Heart Defect Saved by Team at CHOP

Mar 14, 2019

Dr. Jack Rychik and Dr. Jack Rome from the Cardiac Center at CHOP were featured in a CBS3 story.

Prenatal Gene Editing Shows Proof of Concept in Treating Congenital Disease before Birth

Oct 8, 2018

Research published in Nature Medicine shows first example of base-editing tool to correct a disease in utero in animal models.

Impaired Fetal Environment Linked to Lower Survival after Heart Surgery in Newborns

May 30, 2018

Children who undergo surgery for congenital heart disease have lower survival rates by 3 years of age if there are specific problems during fetal development.

Groundbreaking Facility in Maternal-Fetal Medicine Celebrates First 10 Years, First 3,600 Deliveries

May 17, 2018

The Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been serving healthy mothers carrying fetuses with known birth defects for 10 years.

CHOP Doctors visit China and demonstrate a procedure to repair hypospadias

CHOP Experts Travel to Foshan, China

Jul 17, 2017

The multidisciplinary team from CHOP partnered with colleagues abroad to share knowledge and clinical expertise.

Study of Fetal Cardiovascular Effects of LUTO With Giant Bladder

Nov 1, 2011

Read the findings of Dr. Rychik's study that investigated the cardiovascular consequences of lower urinary tract obstructions LUTO in the fetus.

Studying the Effects of Maternal Stress After a Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease

Aug 1, 2013

Read about a research study conducted by the Fetal Diagnosis Program at CHOP that focused on maternal psychological stress after prenatal diagnosis of CHD.

Open Fetal Surgery for Pericardial Teratoma

Aug 1, 2013

Read the case study of a 23-year-old woman carrying a baby with pericardial teratoma and the open fetal surgery that saved her unborn baby's life.

Early Gestational Fetal Cardiovascular Imaging

Aug 1, 2013

The Fetal Heart Program at CHOP is one of the centers pioneering the effort for early gestational fetal cardiovascular imaging, and the only center in the region offering this unique service to patients.

Using Maternal Hyperoxygenation Testing to Plan Postnatal Intervention for Babies with Congenital Heart Lesions

Aug 1, 2013

Read about maternal hyperoxygenation (MH) testing which allows physicians at CHOP the best chance to predict the health of the pulmonary vasculature prenatally.

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Fetal Heart Program News

Baby with Rare Heart Defect Saved by Team at CHOP

Prenatal Gene Editing Shows Proof of Concept in Treating Congenital Disease before Birth

Impaired Fetal Environment Linked to Lower Survival after Heart Surgery in Newborns

Groundbreaking Facility in Maternal-Fetal Medicine Celebrates First 10 Years, First 3,600 Deliveries

CHOP Experts Travel to Foshan, China

Study of Fetal Cardiovascular Effects of LUTO With Giant Bladder

Studying the Effects of Maternal Stress After a Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease

Open Fetal Surgery for Pericardial Teratoma

Early Gestational Fetal Cardiovascular Imaging

Using Maternal Hyperoxygenation Testing to Plan Postnatal Intervention for Babies with Congenital Heart Lesions