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Twin pregnancies are associated with an increased perinatal morbidity and mortality compared with singleton pregnancies, with the risk three to 10 times greater in twins that have a single placenta as compared with two separate placentas.
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Eva Forsythe was born in CHOP’s Special Delivery Unit, the first birthing unit created for mothers carrying babies with birth defects.
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Meet the Epstein twins, successfully treated before birth for twin-twin transfusion syndrome by the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at CHOP. Their story was featured in the Newark Star-Ledger.
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Shortly after birth, Nicholas underwent surgery at CHOP to repair a hole in his diaphragm, a birth defect called congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
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Danny Gilroy, prenatally diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), was treated by CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment.
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CHOP is expanding fetal imaging abilities beyond ultrasound, MRI and echocardiography to also include fetal computed tomography (CT). The low-dose CT program was initiated by CHOP pediatric radiology in order to evaluate skeletal dysplasia.
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After prenatal diagnosis with complex birth defects, hundreds of babies and mothers received world-class, unique services at the Special Delivery Unit at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia