founded in 2021
Providing emotional and financial support to families whose children are hospitalized with congenital heart defects.
Maddie's
the Facts.
- Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are problems present at birth that affect the structure and function of the heart.
- CHD is the number one birth defect worldwide and the leading cause of infant deaths.
- 1 in 100 children are born with a CHD
- Nearly 40,000 children are born with CHD in the United States every year.
- In the past decade death rates have decreased by 30% due to Medical advancements.
- About 1 in 4 babies born with a heart defect has a critical CHD Babies with a critical CHD need surgery or other procedures in the first year of life.