Implementing a Grassroots Program to Improve Development for Kids with CHDs

Children who undergo open heart surgery in the first year of life are vulnerable to developmental delays, and are 11 times more likely to have gross motor impairment than healthy infants. What contributes to these developmental challenges, and how can congenital heart programs better support CHD families, identify delays earlier, and appropriately intervene to minimize long term impact? Dr. Jennifer Romano discusses how children’s hospitals can better meet the developmental needs of CHD families. Presented at the Joint Conference on Advances in Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease Management. The Congenital Heart Center at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital is consistently ranked among the top children’s heart programs in the nation. Learn more about our neurodevelopmental follow up program at http://www.mottchildren.org/conditions-treatments/ped-heart/programs-and-clinics/neurodevelopmental-clinic.