babies born with cdh: Update on Max, my nephew with CDH
- 09/07/09 07:31 AM
It has almost been a month since baby Max was born. He has been through high and lows. The latest is that he is doing wonderfully. He is no longer on the heart and lung machine! They expect to extubate him in the next few days!! Thank you all for your prayers!
On Monday August 10th I became a Great Uncle! The day was bittersweet as we knew in advance that the baby (Maximus Evan Griffin) had a condition called CDH. About CDH Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) refers to a defect in the diaphragm that allows the abdominal organs (stomach, intestine, … (1 comments)
babies born with cdh: Babies born with CDH-very close to my heart
- 08/26/09 04:45 AM
On Monday August 10th I became a Great Uncle! The day was bittersweet as we knew in advance that the baby (Maximus Evan Griffin) had a condition called CDH. About CDH Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) refers to a defect in the diaphragm that allows the abdominal organs (stomach, intestine, liver, bowel, and spleen) to migrate into the chest cavity in utero. Diaphragmatic hernia results by the failure of the diaphragm to close or to form at approximately eight weeks' gestation. This migration of organs into the chest cavity, through the hernia, prevents the lungs from developing properly due to crowding and compression. … (0 comments)
It has almost been a month since baby Max was born. He has been through high and lows. The latest is that he is doing wonderfully. He is no longer on the heart and lung machine! They expect to extubate him in the next few days!! Thank you all for your prayers!;)
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