Saturday, February 9, 2013

200th post.. :) Black History Month and Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week...hmm..

What does Black History Month and Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week have in common? Please take a few minutes to read this link.. it is AMAZING!!! 

Thank you Vivien Thomas and thank you for sharing Sisters by Heart!! 

http://www.sisters-by-heart.org/2013/02/celebrate-black-history-month.html



WHAT DO YOU KNOW?? ☺

Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness week: February 7-14, 2013.. What do you know about CHD? 

What are congenital heart defects?

Congenital heart defects occur in the early stages of pregnancy, when the heart is forming. Congenital heart defects include abnormalities in the heart’s structure, electrical system and other abnormalities that affect the function of a baby’s heart.
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In 85 to 90 percent of cases, there is no identifiable cause for the heart defect
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Family history and CHD:
In the general population, about 1 percent of all children are born with congenital heart disease. However, the risk increases when either parent has congenital heart disease (CHD), or when another sibling was born with CHD.

Consider the following statistics:
If you have had one child with congenital heart disease, the chance that another child will be born with CHD ranges from 1.5 to 5 percent, depending on the type of CHD in the first child.
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What are the most complex types of congenital heart defects?

Single ventricle heart defects, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), are among the most complex and challenging forms of congenital heart defects to treat.
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Are heart defects in children more prevalent than childhood cancer?

Yes. In fact, congenital heart defects are approximately 60 times more prevalent than childhood cancer.

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Then I thought I would share a neat picture that someone took this month at their local grocery store... I think it is really neat!!  Way to go Coca-Cola!!  



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