An Alaska nurse serving as a surrogate for a California couple is fighting a legal battle to try to save the life… The post Nurse Hired as Surrogate Fights to Save Baby After Biological Parents Seek Abortion Following Heart Defect Diagnosis appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen found that a signaling mechanism in the cells’ ‘antennae’ may help explain why some fetuses develop disease in both the heart and other organs.

A baby born with a rare heart defect is at the center of a legal dispute between his biological parents and the surrogate who carried him for nine months,

A surrogate in Texas gave birth to a baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, ending a legal battle that began when the biological parents initially demanded an abortion.

McKenna West, an Alaska nurse and mother of two, has secured a temporary court order requiring medically necessary treatment for the baby… The post Surrogate Mother Wins Court Order Protecting Baby With Serious Heart Defect — But She May Never Meet Him appeared first on Shine My Crown.

While most newborns are born with healthy hearts and adequate oxygen levels in their blood, it is estimated that approximately 1 in every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect (CHD). Of those cases, 25% are categorized as critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs).