JEEVANSH - Fetal echocardiography screening of Pregnant Women for any fetal heart abnormality

In India, we have 1 child born in every 100 live births with a Congenital Heart Defect. 180,000 to 200,000 children are born every year with CHD, only 15,000 get operated, rest either do not survive or are added to pool of waitlisted children.

CHD is one of the main causes of infant and child mortality

It is one of the most common birth defects.

This program includes fetal screening of women who are referred to us from gynecologists who feel suspicious about the fetal heart health. This also includes screening of women who have had a previous case of child with heart diseases. Families having a history of children with rare diseases and CHD.

The objectives of the project are as follows

1) To carry out fetal heart screening through fetal echocardiography so that any underlying cardiac malformations are diagnosed as early as possible

2) This helps in counselling the parents in deciding how to take a decision on the future course for the unborn child

1) Early Diagnosis of any underlying fetal cardiac defect which helps the parents to plan accordingly.

2) Decrease in the child mortality due to congenital heart disease

3) Early planning for treatment of the child when born