Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Patient Stories

Less than 24 hours after Madison was born, she had CDH repair surgery for a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Now she’s in college with plans to become a doctor.

Even though home is near Washington, DC, Carter, 6, travels to Philadelphia for ongoing care for the congenital diaphragmatic hernia he was born with.

Chad, 11, is smiling again after multiple surgeries and ongoing treatment for CDH and pulmonary hypertension at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Rachel diligently pumped her milk to provide her son with the nutrients and protection he needed when he was born with a serious health condition.

Upon learning their unborn child had CDH, the Porosoff family traveled from Florida for care at CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis & Treatment.

When Wesley was diagnosed with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, his family relocated from New York to Philadelphia to find the expert care he needed to survive.

After being prenatally diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), Parker, now 9, was treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on her first day of life.

Michael Jr. was one of the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment’s first patients, where he had surgery to repair a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).