Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit Patient Stories

When their unborn baby was diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), Alyssa and Louis turned to CHOP for treatment before and after birth.

It took an incredible team effort by experts at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to separate conjoined twins and get them home to Chicago for Christmas.

At CHOP, when pediatric surgeons perform postnatal repair of omphalocele, a child’s health and quality of life are both top of mind.

Chris and Jolin traveled from their home in Pensacola, Florida to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to give their son, Max, access to world-class CDH care.

Born with a hole in her diaphragm (congenital diaphragmatic hernia), feeding difficulties were one of the biggest hurdles little Maggie has had to face in her CDH journey.

After receiving a prenatal diagnosis of CDH, Laura and Nick turned to the expertise of CHOP’s fetal team.

When Henry was prenatally diagnosed with spina bifida in the middle of the pandemic, his parents turned to CHOP’s fetal surgery team for help and hope.

After an unexpected prenatal diagnosis, Olly’s parents found comfort with the experienced team at CHOP’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment.

Not many people can say they underwent fetal surgery during a pandemic, but Jasmin did it to give her daughter a better chance at a healthy life.