-CHD stands for Congenital Heart Defect*
-CHD's are the most common birth defect and the number 1 cause of death from a birth defect****
-CHD's kill more children each year than ALL childhood cancers COMBINED****
-1 in 100 to 3 in 100 Canadian newborns will be born with 1 of the 35 known types of CHD*
-1 in 100 newborns worldwide*
-Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is responsible for 25% of all cardiac deaths under the age of 1**
-There has been a steady increase of incidents of CHD since the late 1980s.***
THERE IS NO CURE
*AboutKidsHealth: Trusted Answers from the Hospital for Sick Children
** Source: Health Canada. Congenital Anomalies in Canada A Perinatal Health Report, 2002
*** Source: Health Canada. Canadian Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System, 1989-1999
****Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
