Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit Patient Stories

Your team at CHOP is one of the most experienced in the world at delivering and caring for babies with serious and life-threatening birth defects. We are prepared to support you every step of the way.

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Anaya’s Story: A New Pulmonary Valve, a New Life

CHOP’s Cardiac Center makes history when Dr. Katsuhide Maeda implants a MASA polymeric pulmonary valve in a patient’s heart to treat congenital heart defects.

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Hugh’s Story

Hugh was diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in utero. His parents traveled to the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), which has treated more CDH cases than any hospital in the world. Hugh is now a healthy 10-year-old who proudly claims Philly as his hometown, and the Eagles as his favorite team.

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Stephanos’ Story

Stephanos was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect in utero and had three surgeries before he turned 3. Thanks to the Fetal Heart Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Stephanos is now a 6-year-old who loves Legos and sports, and swings a mean golf club.

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Lifesaving Care for HLHS: Thomas’ Story

Born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Thomas had a 50% chance of making it to his first reconstructive heart surgery. CHOP helped him beat those odds.

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Transposition of the Great Arteries: Mazan’s Story

When their son is born with a complex congenital heart defect, a Lehigh Valley family turns to CHOP for care.

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The World’s Smallest Pacemaker: Cameron’s Story

An adapted device and minimally invasive heart surgery give a newborn with heart block the boost he needs.

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Given’s Story: Prenatal Care and Postnatal Surgery for Sacrococcygeal Teratoma

When Given’s parents learned their unborn baby had a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), a tumor on the tailbone, they sought help and hope at CHOP.

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Lyra’s Story: Celebrating the 5,000th Baby Born in the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit

After learning their unborn daughter’s life was at risk from a tumor growing on her tailbone, Lyra’s parents found hope in the SCT experts at CHOP.

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Treatment for Congenital Hypothyroidism Before Birth: Jane’s Story

When a 20-week-old fetus was diagnosed with a large goiter, CHOP experts offered a novel solution – regular infusions of thyroid hormone into the umbilical cord.

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Asher’s Story: Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Asher came to CHOP for a fetal surgery procedure called FETO to treat his severe CDH before he was born, giving him the best chance to survive and thrive.