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"Our miracle baby": surviving CDH and spreading hope to others
Posted: 10.19.2011 at 3:01 PM
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Avery's a sign of hope for many other families dealing with CDH.

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If you've ever known someone to have a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, you know the struggles and sometimes devastation a family can face. CDH is a birth defect affecting 1 in 2,200 babies. Only about 65 percent survive. We visited with one mother who says it's possible. Her daughter's living proof.

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