Finding Hope
Gail had an ultrasound at 20 weeks into her pregnancy when doctors noticed her baby’s right ventricle didn’t seem to be developing correctly. More tests were needed so her physician sent Gail to one of Fairview’s three Maternal-Fetal Medicine Center sites, which specialize in highrisk obstetrical care, fetal diagnosis and treatment. Read more.

Healing Hearts
Gail and her husband Wayne welcomed quadruplets into the world on Aug. 28, 2005 at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview’s Birthplace. Eight weeks premature, a Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician delivered them by Caesarean section within a span of five minutes. A neonatologist oversaw their care while they spent the next month in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview.

Lindon did not develop at the same rate as his siblings due to a heart condition.  Read more.

Home is Where the Heart is
Heather’s daughter Skylie was a happy, healthy baby. “When she was 6 weeks old, she went off to daycare in the morning and, within two hours, she was in the local emergency room,” says Heather.

Skylie was diagnosed with cardiomyopothy. “One side of her heart was extremely enlarged and not pumping blood,” explains Heather. Read more.

Two Hearts
Lauren and Rebecca are two little girls who didn’t know each other until becoming patients at University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview. Read more.

Second Chance
Evelyn was born with a complex congenital heart defect that was detected by an ultrasound, prior to her birth. Following the failure of other operations, doctors at University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview including Cindy Howard, M.D., determined a heart transplant was the only option for Evelyn. Read more.