Heart & Vascular News

Last year, St. Louis mom Sara Schwartz discovered she was pregnant with not one but two babies –– identical twin girls. Schwartz, who was already a mother of three (to children ages 12, 11 and 9) felt excited about her “bonus babies” on the way, despite it being a high-risk pregnancy.

When Paige’s water broke at 37 weeks pregnant, she was ready to meet her baby. It was a markedly different feeling from earlier in her pregnancy, when, at 25 weeks gestation, Paige underwent a surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital to repair a defect in her baby’s spine. With tears in her eyes, Paige was wheeled back to the operating room, hoping that doctors wouldn’t have to deliver her baby early because of the procedure.

Amanda and Kyle tell their story of awaiting their third child, Barrett, when Amanda’s 20-week ultrasound revealed her baby had CDH, congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Baby Makenna, diagnosed with a severe form of Spina Bifida at 18 weeks, received expert care from the Fetal Care Center and is now a healthy toddler.

Baby Logan received expert diagnosis and treatment at the Fetal Care Center for a double outlet right ventricle in his heart. Now, his prognosis is excellent.