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For American Heart Month, we have partnered with the Tennessee chapter of Conquering CHD in their mission to help heart families at hospitals across Tennesee! Proceeds from each one these 500 Spectrum F3s with special top and bottom stamps will benefit that cause.
Here is how CHD affects families as the most common birth defect:
♥ 1 in 100 newborns are born with CHD
♥ 25% of children born with CHD need heart surgery or other interventions in the first year of life to survive
♥ There is no cure. CHD is a lifelong disease requiring ongoing specialized care
♥ #1 cause of birth defect-related deaths
♥ CHDs are 50 times more common than childhood cancer
♥ Most causes of CHDs are unknown. Only 15-20% of all CHDs are related to known genetic conditions
♥ Over 85% of babies born with a CHD now live to at least age 18
♥ CHDs can have lifelong neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive effects
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