Coarctation of the Aorta: Ioan’s Story
When Ioan was born at home, no-one knew he was critically ill. Eventually he was diagnosed with Coarctation of the Aorta. His mum, Emma, tells their story:
When Ioan was born at home, no-one knew he was critically ill. Eventually he was diagnosed with Coarctation of the Aorta. His mum, Emma, tells their story:
When Lily arrived, she seemed perfectly healthy. The first time mum, Alison, knew her baby was seriously ill was when Lily had a pulse oximetry test at one day old. Thanks to the test, Lily’s condition – Coarctation of the Aorta – was detected before she was sent home from hospital. Here Alison tells their…
When Freddie was born, everything seemed fine. However, a few days later his mum, Naomi, became concerned something wasn’t quite right and sought medical help. By the time his heart defects were diagnosed, Freddie had gone into heart failure. Here Naomi tells their story:
Despite being scanned several times in pregnancy, Sienna’s heart defects were not detected until after she was born, when she became dangerously ill. Here her mum, Kirsty, shares their story:
Little Nova was diagnosed with Coarctation of the Aorta and VSDs at mum, Rachael’s 22 week scan. This is their story:
After a normal pregnancy, Sandie gave birth to Sonny, a seemingly healthy baby. It was soon clear to Sandie that something wasn’t right with Sonny’s health and it became a race against time to find out what. This is their story about undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta: