## Question
MESSAGE: I am 22 weeks pregnant and just found out my son has Transposition Of The Great Arteries &will have to have surgery a few days after birth.When reading your section on this it mentions may have other birth defects,what would those be? Also i was wondering out of the surgery's listed how severe is this one in comparison to the others?Thanks for your time and i am anxiously waiting on your reply.Sincerely, [NAME]

## Expert Summary
What birth defects co-occur with Transposition Of The Great Arteries  and how dangerous is the surgery to corect it in a newborn?