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Apnea of Prematurity

Apnea of prematurity refers to what happens when a child doesn’t breathe for more than 20 seconds.

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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

A congenital diaphragmatic hernia is when there’s a hole in the diaphragm — a thin layer of muscle and tissue that separates the chest and abdominal cavity.

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Congenital Heart Defects

A congenital heart defect is a structural problem of the heart that develops during pregnancy.

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Gastroschisis

Gastroschisis is an opening in the abdominal wall that appears during fetal development.

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Heterotaxy

Heterotaxy is a rare condition where many organs in the body can be formed abnormally, in the wrong position, or even missing.

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Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is bleeding inside or around the ventricles — spaces in the brain that contain the cerebral spinal fluid.

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Neural Tube Defects

Neural tube defects happen when the tube fails to close completely before birth.

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Omphalocele

An omphalocele is a congenital abnormality in which some of the abdominal organs of an infant protrude through an opening in the muscles near the umbilical cord.

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Prematurity

A baby born before 37 weeks of pregnancy is considered premature. Slightly fewer than 12 percent of all babies are premature.

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Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is abnormally high blood pressure that occurs in the arteries of the lungs (the pulmonary arteries).

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare condition in which the veins that carry blood from the lungs back to the heart are narrowed.

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Respiratory Distress

A child is in respiratory distress when he or she has difficulty breathing.

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Retinopathy of Prematurity ROP

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) affects blood vessels in premature babies’ eyes. Infants with more severe forms of ROP face a serious risk of blindness.

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Tracheoesophageal Fistula

A tracheoesophageal fistula is when there is an abnormal connection between the esophagus and the trachea.

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Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is a term for a mild respiratory problem of babies that begins after birth and lasts about three days. TTN is also known as...

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Vein of Galen

A vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) is a type of rare blood vessel abnormality inside the brain.

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