New Wadia clinic improves congenital defect vigil
ByLata MishraLata Mishra / Updated: Dec 10, 2020, 06:54 IST
Deepali Dalvi with doctors at Wadia’s perinatology clinic (Photo by Sachin Haralkar)
A team of eight doctors at the hospital’s perinatology clinic will assess foetal anomalies before it’s too late and counsel parents.
Trying to conceive for over a decade, 38-year-old
Deepali Dalvi was blessed with a twin pregnancy this year. However, in her 18th week, she discovered that one of the foetuses has a congenital heart defect. One heart chamber hasn’t fully developed and the child would probably need surgery at birth in May 2021. The chances of survival are unknown.