What is Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)?
The growth of the diaphragm during the development of the fetus from the eighth week of gestation can result into the condition of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The condition of congenital diaphragmatic hernia develops a hole between the position of the chest and the abdomen. The creation of this hole creates space for movement of abdominal organs namely, the stomach, intestine, liver, spleen, and kidney into the fetal chest which takes up the room inside the chest and compresses the growth of the lungs which can further result into pulmonary hypoplasia. The best paediatric surgeons in Jaipur explain how the condition of pulmonary hypoplasia can prove to be life-threatening for the newborn, it comes from the reason that when the child is in fetal stage, the function of breathing is performed through the lungs but with post delivery, the lungs have to perform this function and incapability of the lungs to do so can turn to be fatal in nature. As reported by the best paediat...