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Four Things to Consider When Dealing with the Uncertainty of TTTS

Four Things to Consider When Dealing with the Uncertainty of TTTS

by Fetal Health Foundation | Sep 6, 2018 | front-page, News, Story, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

A scar blankets the wound that materializes from physical trauma endured in the past. Displayed on the body like artwork on a canvas, the design tells the story of a major life event. In the 2018 edition of Connexions magazine three women discuss their badges of honor...
Twin Girls Teach Dad Valuable Life Lessons During 
Half-Marathon

Twin Girls Teach Dad Valuable Life Lessons During 
Half-Marathon

by Fetal Health Foundation | Jun 13, 2018 | front-page, News, Story, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Lonnie Somers experiences the celebration that comes with Father’s Day each and every day. Fifteen years ago, the marathon-running CFO and his pregnant wife, Michelle, raced 2,000 miles to Tampa, Fla. from Denver, Colo. in search of lifesaving help for their unborn twins.

Understanding the Stages of a TTTS Diagnosis

Understanding the Stages of a TTTS Diagnosis

by Fetal Health Foundation | Mar 8, 2018 | front-page, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Fetal Health Foundation Medical Board of Directors member Dr Ruben Quintero has given us permission to share his video about the classifications he proposes for the stages of TTTS, which is useful in understanding the severity of a Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome...
Running With Your Children: The Best Life teacher

Running With Your Children: The Best Life teacher

by Lonnie Somers | Mar 7, 2018 | Blogs, front-page, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Fetal Health Foundation Founders Lonnie and Michelle Somers recently ran the Disney Half Marathon with their twin daughters and wrote about what the family learned through the training and race experience.

Twin Teens Share the Message of Hope  After Beating the Odds for Survival

Twin Teens Share the Message of Hope After Beating the Odds for Survival

by Fetal Health Foundation | Nov 3, 2017 | Blogs, front-page, News, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

November 12th Great Candy Run Benefits the Fetal Health Foundation Denver, Colo. (November 2, 2017) – Being the face on an organization is a big responsibility for anyone, but it’s one that 14-year-old twins Ashley and Aspen Somers have accepted gladly since...
Family of Triplets Honor Angel Sister at The Great Candy Run Minneapolis

Family of Triplets Honor Angel Sister at The Great Candy Run Minneapolis

by Fetal Health Foundation | Sep 28, 2017 | Blogs, Events, front-page, News, Story, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Based on blood levels, the parents were told they were probably expecting one or two babies.  However, an ultrasound at six and a half weeks showed one sac with one baby and a second sac with identical triplets. Read their TTTS story.

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Fetal Syndrome Stories

  • Abdominal Wall Defect
  • Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
  • Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
  • Aortic Senosis
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Cardiac Disease
  • Cleft Lip and Palate
  • Cloaca Exstrophy
  • Congenital Chylothorax
  • Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Congenital Heart Disease/Defects
  • Conjoined Twins
  • Esophageal Atresia with Tracheosphageal Fistula
  • Fetal Cardiac Abnormalities
  • Fetal Chylothorax or Hydrothorax
  • Fetal Hydrops
  • Fetal Hypothyroidism/ Hyperthyroidism
  • Gastroschisis
  • Hemolytic Disease
  • Hydrocephalus/ Ventriculomegaly
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
  • Intrauterine Growth Restriction
  • Kidney, Bladder, and Genital Abnormalities
  • Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction
  • Meningocele
  • Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida
  • Neurological Defects
  • Non-Immune Hydrops
  • Omphalocele
  • Pericardial Teratoma
  • Pleural Effusion (Hydrothorax)
  • Pleural Effusions
  • Pulmonary Agensis
  • Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricle Septum
  • Pulmonary Sequestration
  • Rh Disease
  • Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
  • Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction
  • Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence
  • Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
  • Ventriculomegaly
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