A broken pump can't pump water very well, and an unhealthy heart can't pump blood properly. Sometimes babies are born with heart problems. In fact, eight out of every 1,000 babies need an operation to fix their hearts when they're born. If the heart is really damaged, doctors can give babies a brand new heart. Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children are working on many new ways to treat or prevent heart disease in children.
Doctors can now tell if babies have heart problems while they're still in their mothers' tummy.
Some day, doctors may be able to operate on babies before they're even born. All rights reserved.