Also, a variety of medications have made living with many of these defects much easier, sometimes without surgery. After your child has been diagnosed as having a CHD, further tests may be needed to help the pediatric cardiologist and surgeon decide whether an operation is advisable. Before that point is reached, however, you can learn many things in order to make the best use of the help available to you. Your doctor can give you the best advice about your child's specific heart defect. CHDs are more common than many realize.
Actual statistics vary depending on the source.
The one constant however is that we don't know the cause in most cases. Therefore, you must not feel responsible for having a child with this problem. Most of the time the cause is simply unknown. If you would like more information on a specific defect or a particular procedure, please feel free to contact us. We have literature available and can put you in touch with someone who has been in a similar situation to your own.