by Hira Ahsan | Sep 16, 2018 | Twins/Multiples
Twins / Multiples | Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) In twins that share a placenta (monochorionic (identical) twins), the blood should flow equally to allow both twins to grow and thrive. If this balance is disrupted, one twin can receive too much blood and the...
by Hira Ahsan | Sep 16, 2018 | Urinary Tract
Urinary Tract | Lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) A fetus developing inside the womb is surrounded by amniotic fluid. This fluid creates a protective layer, helps with the transfer of critical nutrients from mother to child, and allows the fetal lungs to grow....
by Hira Ahsan | Sep 16, 2018 | Lung
Lung | Congenital pulmonary airways malformation (CPAM) Congenital pulmonary airways malformations (CPAM) are a group of conditions affecting the fetal lungs (Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations (CCAM) and bronchopulmonary sequestrations (BPS)). With CPAMs,...
by Hira Ahsan | Sep 16, 2018 | Lung
Lung | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) The diaphragm is a thin sheet of muscle separating the chest from the abdomen. When this muscle fails to develop properly, it results in a hole that allows the abdominal organs to move up into the chest and interfere with...
by Hira Ahsan | Sep 16, 2018 | Spine
Spine | Spina Bifida Spina Bifida (or Neural Tube Defect [NTD]) is a structural defect of a baby’s central nervous system that occurs while a fetus is still inside the womb. This results in an opening in the fetus’s spinal column that exposes the spinal cord and the...
by Hira Ahsan | Sep 16, 2018 | Heart
Heart | Hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact or restrictive atrial septum The heart is made up of four chambers (two ventricles and two atria, separated by a wall called the septum) and four valves. The foramen ovale is an opening in the septum connecting the...
