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Congenital Heart Disease
What is a congenital heart defect?
Congenital means 'from birth'. A congenital heart defect is an abnormality of the heart that has been present from birth.
How common are these defects?
At least 8 out of every 1000 babies born each year have a heart defect. About half of these babies have a minor defect and will not need any treatment but the rest will need medical treatment or surgery.
What caused the defect?
In most cases the cause is unknown, although some defects are found to be genetic. Some abnormalities are as a result of the mother's health during pregnancy, ie diabetes or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an auto immune disease.
Drugs taken in pregnancy - such as some of those prescribed for epilepsy and also illegal drugs or alcohol - are known to cause certain heart defects. Smoking is also thought to be a factor. This does not mean that those suffering from diabetes or epilepsy cannot have healthy children, they just need careful attention during their pregnancies.
How is a congenital heart defect discovered?
Many heart defects are picked up when the mother has a routine ultrasound scan during pregnancy. If there is a suspicion that there may be something wrong with the developing baby's heart, the
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