Simple guide to helping kids recover from conditions linked to IVF. Learn about medicine, small repairs, surgery, and LIV Hospital’s special plan for getting strong again.

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Treatment and Recovery for IVF-Associated Condition

Children conceived through Artificial Fertilisation (IVF) sometimes need special medical care. This is often for problems with their heart. At LIV Hospital, we give full care: medicine, simple procedures, and surgery. We also offer a plan to get strong again.

Our main goal is to make sure your child has a healthy life. Taking care of health issues linked to their start in life (IVF embryo development) needs careful attention.

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Medicine and Health Foods

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If a problem is small, or if the child needs help before or after a big repair, medicine is very important. It helps control sickness and makes the heart work better.

  • Water Pills (Diuretics): These pills help the body get rid of extra water and salt. Too much water makes the heart work too hard. These pills make the heart’s job easier.
  • Heart Drugs: These medicines help relax the body’s tubes (blood vessels). When tubes are relaxed, the heart can pump blood easily.
  • Special Food: Babies and children with heart problems need lots of energy to grow. We give them high-energy food or special milk to make sure they get the strength they need to heal.
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Small Fixes: Quick Procedures

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LIV Hospital always tries to use small, simple ways to fix problems first. These methods avoid major surgery and help your child recover faster. They are done in a special room.

  • Tube Repair (Catheterization): A very thin tube (catheter) is put into a blood vessel in the leg. It is guided up to the heart

Doctors use tools inside this tube to fix small heart problems.

  • Balloon Widening: If a heart valve is too tight, a tiny balloon on the tube is blown up. This safely stretches the valve open and makes the blood flow easily.
  • Stent Insert: Sometimes, a tiny wire mesh tube (stent) is left in place. This keeps a blood vessel that was once narrow open for a long time.

Major Repairs: Surgery

If a heart problem is very big or complex, open-heart surgery is the best way to fix it. Our special heart doctors (pediatric cardiac surgeons) do these important operations.

  • Fixing Holes: Surgeons close large holes between the heart’s pumping rooms. They may also rebuild parts of the heart to make blood flow correctly.
  • Valve Repair: The doctor fixes or replaces heart valves that are broken. This makes sure blood moves the right way through the heart.
  • Planned Steps: For the hardest problems, we plan a series of surgeries over several years. This slowly improves the child’s heart.
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Getting Better: Recovery Plans

Getting better at LIV Hospital is a team job. We make a plan just for your child’s age and health needs.

  • Heart Exercise Plan: This is a safe program with fun exercise. It helps your child get their strength and energy back after they had to rest.
  • Family Help: We offer talks and support for the child and family. This helps manage the worry and stress from the surgery.
  • Watching Growth: Doctors check that your child is meeting goals like walking and talking. If they are behind, we offer special therapy to help them catch up.

How Long Will Recovery Take?

The time it takes to heal changes based on the type of repair.

  • Quick Recovery (Small Procedures): After a tube repair, the child usually stays in the hospital for only about one day. They can return to light playing in three to five days.
  • Surgery Recovery: This needs a longer hospital stay, including time in the special Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Getting completely back to normal activity takes about six to eight weeks.

Checking Up: Long-Term Care

It is important to keep checking on the child over many years to make sure the fix is still working. This is very important for children who needed Fertility treatment options.

  • Heart Doctor Visits: Your child will see the heart doctor regularly. They will get a heart ultrasound (echocardiogram) to look at the repair.
  • Stopping Infection: If the child has dental work, they may need special pills (antibiotics) first. This helps stop bad infections in their heart.

Why Choose LIV Hospital

LIV Hospital is a leader in caring for children conceived using Artificial Fertilisation. We use expert care and the best machines.

  • Special Heart Center: We have a special center just for children’s hearts with top surgeons and doctors.
  • Best Technology: We use the newest tools for checking and fixing problems. Our advanced rooms make complex repairs safer.
  • Full Recovery Team: Our team includes special nurses, exercise experts, and counselors who know how to help children recover.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the treatment options for congenital heart defects in children?

Treatment options range from supportive medications and minimally invasive catheter-based interventions to complex open-heart surgery, depending on the severity and type of defect.

Minimally invasive treatments have rapid recovery (a few days). Recovery and rehabilitation after open-heart surgery typically require 6 to 8 weeks before the child can return to full activity.

Not every condition requires surgery. Many small defects are simply monitored, and others are corrected through less invasive catheterization. Surgery is reserved for serious or complex structural heart issues.

Common medications include diuretics (to reduce fluid) and ACE inhibitors (to reduce the heart’s workload), along with specialized drugs to manage heart rhythm or blood pressure.

You can expect close medical monitoring, a dedicated period of physical rest, nutritional support, and gradual re-introduction to activity guided by a specialized pediatric cardiac rehabilitation plan.

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