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Expectant Parents Pages-Powered by It's My Heart

Welcome to the Expectant Parents Pages powered by It’s My Heart. These pages are a special place for information for parents who have found out their new baby has a congenital heart defect. Receiving a CHD diagnosis while pregnant can have a multitude of different affects on the expectant parents including shock, fear, worry, blame, helplessness… We hope these pages will become your resource as you go through the difficult journey ahead of you. You are not alone. We hope the experiences of parents before you will help you make your way.

	Find the Info You Want to Know ♥ John’s Hopkins Children’s Hospital Heart Center ♥ The Children’s Heart Institute ♥ Heart Institute Encyclopedia ♥ The Children’s Heart Foundation ♥ The Children’s Heart Information Network ♥ The Congenital Heart Information Network MORE CHD SITES
	Family Matching Are you interested in talking to and/or meeting a family whose child has the same CHD as yours? There’s some things a doctor can’t help you with… those things that Mommy or Daddy just knows! It’s My Heart can match you with another family. Visit our family matching page to start! FAMILY MATCHING
	Our Stories Read our heart stories and get to know our heart families. Every single story is different and every single story is important. Join in and submit your own story. OUR STORIES
	Books For Parents A list of some of the best books on congenital heart defects for parents, for children, and books for families about children with disabilities. BOOKS FOR PARENTS

CHD ENCYCLOPEDIA

Understanding your child's heart defect can be difficult. Read descriptions and view drawings using the Cincinnati Children's Hospital's Heart Encyclopedia.

Every single child is different, but these general diagrams can make it easier for you to visualize your child's CHD and speak to your child's cardiologist about their specific heart anatomy.

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