Fetal Cardiology
Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect in children, affecting nearly 1 in every 100 newborns in the U.S. If your unborn baby is diagnosed with a congenital heart condition, our specially trained pediatric cardiologists will work closely with your family to improve outcomes by creating a personalized, pre-natal plan of care
While it may be frightening to learn your unborn child has a heart defect, with early detection, most children with heart problems can enjoy happy and healthy futures.
We provide advanced diagnostics and management of congenital heart disease in unborn babies. Our services include fetal echocardiography, which allows our pediatric cardiologists to identify many heart abnormalities as early as the 12th week of pregnancy in some cases.
Locations
Akron Children's Hospital Heart Center, Akron
Considine Professional Building
215 West Bowery Street
Level 5
Akron, Ohio 44308
Fax: 330-543-3850
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Akron Children's Hospital Pediatric Cardiology, Boardman
Leonard J. Fisher Family Building
6505 Market Street, Building A
Boardman, Ohio 44512
Fax: 330-629-7620
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Akron Children's Hospital Pediatric Cardiology, North Canton
6076 Whipple Avenue Northwest
Akron Children's Health Center, North Canton
North Canton, Ohio 44720
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Our Doctors/Providers
Director, Maternal-Fetal Cardiology; Pediatric Cardiologist
Grace Smith, MD, FACC
Director, Heart Center Mahoning Valley; Associate Director, Pediatric Arrhythmia Center; Co-Director, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Clinic; Pediatric Cardiologist
Some of the Conditions We Treat...
anomalous pulmonary veins, arterial tortuosity, atrial septal defect, atrioventricular canal defect, bicuspid aortic valve, coarctation of the aorta, congenital heart disease, double inlet left ventricle, double outlet right ventricle, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, mitral valve prolapse, tetralogy of fallot, total anomalous pulmonary venous return, transposition of the great arteries, tricuspid atresia, truncus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect
