Did you know?
* Every day, six babies are
born with heart defects. That’s more
than 2000 babies born with Congenital Heart Defect’s every year
* Heart disease is one of the most common birth abnormalities
* CHD is one of the greatest killers of infants under the age of one
* More than four Australians
die each week because of a Congenital Heart condition
* Some children acquire heart conditions
during childhood from illnesses such as Kawasaki disease or rheumatic
fever. For some children, like Julian,
there is no known cause.
* A disproportionate number of indigenous children suffer from acquired
heart diseases, often as a result of rheumatic fever, which is prevalent in
many communities
* It is estimated 32, 000 children under the age of 18 are currently
living with CHD in Australia
* Approximately half of all children diagnosed with heart disease will
require surgery to correct the defect
February is
International CHD Awareness Month, and February 14th is
International CHD Awareness Day
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