Our brand new CDH Wings Murals initiative gives families a new way to honor their cherub while also raising vital funds and awareness for CDH! The goal is for families …
CDH Wings Murals Honor Cherubs and Raise Awareness
Registration for CHERUBS Family Conference ends June 15th!
This year’s CHERUBS family conference will be held from July 25-27th in Nashville, Tennessee – and time is running out to register! The registration deadline to attend the conference is …
Current Fundraisers: Week of May 27th
Here is a list of the current Facebook fundraisers benefiting CDH International and CHERUBS: Linda’s Birthday Fundraiser Leylas födelsedagsinsamling till förmån Jared’s Birthday Fundraiser Candi’s Birthday Fundraiser Jeff’s Birthday Fundraiser …
CDHi Named Beneficiary of Annual Wake Forest Charity Car Show
CDH International has officially been named the beneficiary of the 2019 Wake Forest Charity Car Show! The car show will take place on Saturday, June 15th in downtown Wake Forest …
New CDHi Website Unveiled
CDH International has officially unveiled our brand new website! This update has combined our older CHERUBS website with the newer CDHi site into one easy-to-navigate space for visitors. Members and …
What is Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia?
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is a birth defect that occurs when a baby’s diaphragm (a thin sheet of muscle that separates the abdomen from the chest) fails to fully form, allowing abdominal organs to enter the chest cavity and prevent lung growth.
CDH occurs in approximately 1 in 2500 births, with over 1600 babies diagnosed each year in the United States alone. There is currently no known cause, but studies have suggested that it is likely due to a number of genetic and environmental factors.
Current Fundraisers: Week of May 6th
Here is a list of the current Facebook fundraisers benefiting CDH International and CHERUBS: Cor’s Birthday Fundraiser Fundraiser by Cor Rie Brian’s Birthday Fundraiser Fundraiser by Brian Tree Clark Sarah’s Birthday Fundraiser …
RESEARCH: “The challenge of managing insecurities”: Parents’ experiences with the care for their child with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
PURPOSE: Last decennia remarkable advances have been made in decreasing the mortality rate of children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), resulting in a relatively growing patient group with long-term complications …
RESEARCH: Prognostic factors of death in children during the first year of life due to congenital diaphragmatic hernia: analysis of a hospital cohort from 2005 to 2015.
OBJECTIVE: To describe and analyze the prognosis of children during the first year of life with a diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia admitted between the years 2005 and 2015 in …
RESEARCH: Bochdalek’s hernia in an elderly male – A case report.
Abstract Diaphragmatic hernia is protrusion of the abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity. It is a congenital defect of the diaphragm. It is most commonly encountered in infancy but rarely …
Oregon Proclaims April 2019 CDH Awareness Month
The governor of the state of Oregon has proclaimed that April 2019 be a month that citizens of the state to recognize and raise awareness of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.