A prenatal practitioner meets with a pregnant patient.

Prenatal Cardiology Program

Outcomes Data

Using advanced diagnostic technologies, our prenatal cardiology team is able to diagnose and plan care for babies with congenital heart issues while they are still in utero. Using innovations such as fetal echocardiography and fetal magnetic resonance imaging, we can detect heart abnormalities as early as 12 weeks gestation.

Patient Stories

Sophia's Story
During a routine 20-week prenatal ultrasound, Carol Kando-Pineda's obstetrician in Fredericksburg, Virginia, spotted abnormalities in Carol's unborn child that she referred to as "possibly inconsistent with life."

Winona's Story
During a routine prenatal appointment at around 16 weeks, Megan and Dennis found out that their unborn daughter had a heart defect. Learn how Yves d'Udekem, MD, PhD, and his team performed a complex surgery on one week old Winona.
John's Story
On the day Katie’s son, John, was born, an army of incredible doctors and nurses came together to bring him into the world safely. Weeks earlier, doctors including cardiologist Anita Krishnan, MD, at Children’s National, helped create the detailed birthing plans that were necessary to gather this army at Katie’s side and make sure John arrived as safely as possible.
Liam is Overcoming Life-Threatening Heart Defects
Doctors at Children's National diagnosed Liam with heart defects before he was born. Our team has provided extensive and compassionate care for Liam throughout his life. His dad calls him as a "little heart warrior.
Lifesaving Heart Surgery for Marie
Marie is a busy toddler who loves to run and play with her twin sister. Prenatal cardiology specialists diagnosed her with a congenital heart defect at 4 months in utero. Open heart surgeries when Marie was 12 days old and later at 6 months saved her life.
Open-Heart Surgeries Help Micah Defy the Odds
Micah was born with multiple heart defects and wasn"t expected to survive. She had three open-heart surgeries before her first birthday and is now a happy, lively middle-schooler.