What is Normal Child Development in Children with Complex Congenital Heart Defects? (Remastered)
Nov 6, 2018 ·
51m 40s
With more children with complex, congenital heart defects, or CHDs, living beyond their first year of life than ever before, parents and the professionals working with those children need to...
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With more children with complex, congenital heart defects, or CHDs, living beyond their first year of life than ever before, parents and the professionals working with those children need to know what normal development is for this group of survivors. What kind of behaviors are normal or common? Is it to be expected that the majority of these children will be labeled “Failure to Thrive”? Is it common for children with major heart defects to need feeding tubes? How does the use of feeding tubes affect speech and language development? What can parents and the professionals working with them do to help these smallest survivors have a good quality of life? Who should be part of children’s care team? When should parents seek outside help? These questions and more are answered in today’s episode: What is Normal Child Development for Children with Complex Congenital Heart Defects?
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