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Cleft Care: From Birth Through Adolescence
Published on in In Utero Insights
Review a timeline of common cleft lip/palate procedures and typical age of treatment, from birth to adolescence.
Supporting Cleft Patients and Families Mentally and Emotionally on Their Care Journey
Published on in In Utero Insights
Having a congenital appearance difference may present a variety of challenges for children and their families. Our dedicated psychosocial support services team is here to help you navigate challenges and maximize well-being.
Beyond Therapy – Supporting Cleft Lip and Palate Families in Our Communities
Published on in In Utero Insights
Learn about the international outreach missions, community partnerships and family events that support patients and families with cleft lip and palate.
Research Innovations: Correcting Cleft Palate in the Basic Science Laboratory
Published on in In Utero Insights
Prenatal correction of cleft lip and/or palate would offer benefits that are not attainable through conventional postnatal treatment. Learn about our work to correct it in the laboratory.
Multidisciplinary Care for Fetal Pulmonary Arterio-venous Fistula
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This case highlights the complex, multidisciplinary care required for prenatal management, delivery and immediate cardiac intervention for pulmonary arterio-venous fistula (PAVF).
Creation of a Birth Defects Biorepository
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Data collected by CHOP's new Birth Defects Biorepository will be used to investigate factors that may cause birth defects and that may modify the long-term outcomes.
A Special Team to Guide Families Through Their Care Journey
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The Fetal Heart Program provides comprehensive, compassionate care that addresses the medical as well as psychosocial effects of a family’s experience in the setting of a fetal congenital heart disease diagnosis.
Maternal Hyperoxygenation Testing During Fetal Echocardiography
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The Fetal Heart Program at CHOP is one of the first programs in the world to begin incorporating provocative testing with maternal hyperoxygenation in our fetal echocardiography imaging suite.
Defining the Emotional Toll of High-risk Pregnancies
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Our Psychosocial Support Team offers a wide array of counseling and supportive services to help parents and families cope and feel emotionally supported through the time of fetal diagnosis and beyond neonatal discharge.
Using Machine Learning to Predict the Need for Postnatal Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion in Fetal Ventriculomegaly
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In a retrospective case-control study of 50 patients with VM, machine learning techniques were highly accurate in predicting the need for postnatal CSF diversion.