Conjoined Twins
…surgery after birth is possible. Conjoined twins are categorized by where they are connected. Approximately 75% are joined at the chest wall or upper abdomen, 23% are connected at the…
Amari & Javar: conjoined twins separated at CHOP while whole family is given special care
…testing, specialists offered good news and hope: Shaneka’s team was confident that the twins could not only be carried and delivered safely. but were also excellent candidates for separation surgery…
Baby MJ Battles an Extremely Rare, Strange Heart Defect and Wins
…for four minutes and she had to be delivered that day. Following a successful C-section, baby MJ was taken to surgery to repair her heart defects. When Dr. Martin opened…
Thomas’s Heartfelt Journey: Overcoming HLHS with Lifesaving Care
…in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and a second surgery—the Glenn operation—at four months old. With his third and final surgery, the Fontan procedure, completed last August, Thomas is thriving….
Micrognathia
…Feeding therapy: Special feeding techniques or bottles may be used to help with nutrition, especially for infants struggling to latch or feed properly. Surgical intervention: Surgery may be required to…