Facing TTTS: Bridgette and Grace’s Story of Strength and Survival
At 12 weeks, Jackie and Trevor received a frightening diagnosis: their unborn twins had twin-twin transfusion syndrome. With CHOP’s fetal care team, a complex surgery offered new hope—and today, their daughters are thriving.
Renny & Benny’s Story: Fetoscopic laser surgery to correct twin-twin transfusion syndrome
Kaelyn thought she might lose both her babies when Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome entered the picture. But thanks to the “amazing, amazing people” at Connecticut Children’s Fetal Care Center, she is enjoying life with her two healthy identical twin boys and wants parents to know that there is help and hope.
Triplets and TTTS: The Craven Family Story
TTTS can affect Triplet pregnancies. Read about the Craven family and what their experience was like with a triplet ttts diagnosis.
Considering Fetal Surgery or a Fetal Care Center? What to Keep in Mind
Fetal Health Foundation Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Timothy Crombleholme, MD, who leads the Fetal Care Center at Connecticut Children’s, shares six important details to consider when your baby needs fetal intervention not just to survive, but to thrive.
TTTS Triplet Parents Reflect on their Daughters’ Surgery and Birth
Performing surgery on triplets is more complex than on twins. In Tiffini’s case, there were two placentas: Hannah had one placenta all to herself, while Sophia and Isabella were sharing the other placenta, albeit unequally. Sophia and Isabella were affected by TTTS when the volume of blood flow across the connecting blood vessels between them became uneven, with Isabella getting too much and Sophia getting too little.