My twins, Henry and Olivia, were born on Sept. 23, 2013. They came into this world at the small hospital in my town at 27-weeks gestational age. Henry was born after one hour of labor and weighed 2 lbs., 13 oz. Livvi was more stubborn and the doctors had to perform an emergency C-section.
Saving Saige – Akron Children’s doctors find heart defect in the nick of time
Dr. Kathryn Helmuth, an Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics (ACHP) physician, who was rounding in the nursery, heard a murmur in a newborn that caused her some concern. The baby was diagnosed with a condition called pulmonary atresia.
Akron Children’s treated my Cassidy as their own
We took Cassidy to her pediatrician for her 2-year annual check-up. At this point the doctor heard a heart murmur and sent us to Akron Children’s Hospital to have some additional tests done and meet with a cardiologist.
