Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week – February 7-14, 2023

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week is held every year from February 7 to 14. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, CHDs are the leading birth defects that cause death in infants and adults. Approximately 1% of births per year are affected by CHDs, which exist from birth and often affect the structure and shape of a baby’s heart. Because the condition is so prominent and is a leading cause of death in children, it is very important to make medical professionals, researchers, families, and the general public to be more aware of the condition.