Coarctation of the Aorta: Austin’s Story
Austin was diagnosed with a heart defect, Coarctation of the Aorta, shortly after he was born. His mum, Louise, shares his story:
Austin was diagnosed with a heart defect, Coarctation of the Aorta, shortly after he was born. His mum, Louise, shares his story:
Laila-Rose has multiple heart defects, which were diagnosed at her mum’s 20 week scan. Although receiving the news at the scan was initially traumatic, mum Kimberley says they may not have their little girl today if the sonographer hadn’t spotted there was something wrong with Laila-Rose’s heart. This is 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: