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When your baby has congenital heart disease- the facts

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Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a condition where the heart or the blood vessels near the heart fail to develop normally before birth.

Babies born with CHD can grow normally and sometimes the condition is not diagnosed until later. However, weight gain in such babies is much slower and can mean the baby will weigh less or look smaller as compared to others of the same age.

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