subject: Save A Young Life With Congenital Heart Surgery In India - Wockhardt Foundation [print this page] At Wockhardt Foundation, a dedicated core team of chd heart specialists provides a meticulous and compassionate, multi-disciplinary approach in caring for the special needs of both mom and baby. Our expert team, including board certified physicians and nurse practitioners, brings expertise in pediatric cardiology, pediatric critical care and pediatric Congenital defect in heart surgery, achieving outcomes for patients that surpass national standards.
Our facility at Wockhardt Foundation, is the only location where fetal diagnosis of Congenital disease in heart, high-risk deliveries, neonatal critical care, surgical repair, and post-surgical critical care of patients with complex congenital heart disease can be provided under one roof by a dedicated team of specialists.
Mission:
To save lives of young infants suffering from Congenital disease in heart disease.
Need:
Congenital defect in heart are abnormalities in the heart's structure that are present at birth. Approximately 8 out of every 1,000 newborns have congenital heart defects, which can range from mild to severe.
Congenital heart disease happen because of incomplete or abnormal development of the fetus' heart during the very early weeks of pregnancy. Some are known to be associated with genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome, but the cause of most chd heart defects is unknown. While they can't be prevented, there are many treatments for the defects and any related health problems.
Nearly 300,000 children are born every year with congenital heart problem.
Most of them die, mainly due to lack of funds.
Save a life
Save the life of a young infant suffering from Congenital disease in heart .
Donate = Rs. 40,000 per child
Treatment of blue baby syndrome
Treatment depends on the etiological factor for the disorder and the intensity of clinical symptoms. Methemoglobinemia can be easily handled with medicines. Severe heart problem need specific drugs and / or heart surgery.
The treatment schedule comprises of: drugs, watchful monitoring and open heart surgery. Shunting, arterial switch operation, Fontan procedure and Damus-Kaye-Stansel technique are the commonly conducted surgeries. These are invasive heart surgeries, and are not always required.
Achievements
46 Congenital Heart Surgeries
Philosophy
The poor dont need pity, they need help.
Testinomials
Thank you very much for giving financial aid to our little patient Zahra Kapadia. With your timely help, our patient gets to undergo treatment of her Heart disease.
- Dr. Snehal Kulkarni
Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist, Childrens Heart Centre, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani, Hospital & Medical Research Institute
We are very thankful to Wockhardt Foundation for the timely financial aid provided for the heart operation of our child Tejas. We are very happy and delighted to be with our son.
