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Why Choose a Specialized Center for Delivery of Babies with Large CCAM (8 of 10)

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Channel: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 2009 · Science & Technology

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Babies with large lung lesions may have breathing issues and should be delivered at a center with expert neonatologists and pediatric surgeons. http://fetalsurgery.chop.edu

Depending on the size of the CCAM, babies with fetal lung anomalies may experience some breathing issues at birth. Those babies can be delivered at a high-risk center where there are expert newborn support services (neonatologists) and pediatric surgeons available. 

Learn about the multidisciplinary team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) who will care for the child with a lung lesion after birth, including expert pediatric surgeons, neonatologists, pediatric cardiologists and anesthesiologists, pulmonologists and many more.

In this video series, parents, nurses and doctors from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment talk about the different types of fetal lung lesions like congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) and bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS), the importance of accurate diagnosis and monitoring, and the most advanced treatment options currently available. They also discuss follow-up care and long-term outcomes for babies diagnosed with fetal lung lesions.

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