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Congenital Heart Disease

U.K. CHD web sites
BBC Health Online - Heart Babies (article on "heart babies")
British Heart Foundation (see "heart health" > "heart conditions" > "Types of Congenital Heart Disease")
   Also see www.heartstats.org/datapage.asp?id=3388 (Congenital Heart Disease statistics, 2003)
"Congenital Heart disease" - the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heart Disease (also see All Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity)
Children's Heart Federation (information and links to groups in the UK concerned with children's heart conditions)
The NHS Gateway (UK & local information)    |    NHS direct

Babyworld.co.uk - CHD page           |  iVillage.co.uk - pregnancy page  
Direct.gov: Parents: Having a baby  |  BBC: Parenting: Having a baby
Wellbeing.org.uk: Useful links 

Fixing Tiny Tickers: an online exhibition of a heart operation in the womb at the London Science Museum

International & US CHD web sites
The Congenital Heart Information Network, CHIN 
   (also see Defects/Syndromes | Professionals  | Counselling | Genetics)
Heart Encyclopedia (Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Heart Center) - Pediatric Congenital Anomalies (post-natal)
Children & Heart Disease (American Heart Org.: also see Congenital Heart Disease)
US Medline: congenitalheartdisease
Congenital Heart Defects.com (a comprehensive CHD website)
Congenital Heart Disease Resource (some useful links, but no longer updated)

CHD Central

CHD Diagrams & Fetal/Embryo Images &Pictures
How the heart works (award-winning diagrams & movies show congenital heart problems in a heart 'house')
Chicago Children's Hospital: Congenital Heart Disease
Fetal development overview (US Pregnancy Advice Site)
From sperm & egg to 6 weeks (from Make Way for Baby)
The Visible Embryo - all stages of development from conception to birth

Reference
Heartline Glossary  |  Fetal Heart Disease conditions  |  Wikipedia: Congenital_heart_disease

Scientific literature: 
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Other charities: 
Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trust |  BabyLifeline  |  BLISS  | 

UK Congenital Heart Disease Statistics

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