There will be no hurry for this if your baby is well at the post natal check. Your baby will probably not have any symptoms after birth, but we will arrange for your baby to be checked by a cardiologist after delivery. We will probably suggest another antenatal check of the blood vessels later in the pregnancy. If you would prefer not to have an amniocentesis, the baby’s chromosomes could be checked with a blood test after birth. There is a small chance (around one per cent) of miscarriage after an amniocentesis. The preliminary results are usually available in a few days, but the more detailed results would take up to two weeks. An example of a chromosome problem is Downs Syndrome or Di George Syndrome. If you would like to know if your baby has a chromosome problem, you could have a test called an amniocentesis at your local hospital. An amniocentesis involves inserting a fine needle would be inserted into your abdomen to draw off a small sample of the fluid from around the baby for testing. Some vascular rings occur because of an associated chromosome problem. Vascular rings develop when some of these arches continue to develop abnormally. Some of these arches shrink and disappear as pregnancy progresses.
Right aortic arch with mirror image branching series#
The blood vessels in the chest form early in pregnancy as a series of arches. They do not think it was caused by anything you did or did not do during pregnancy. There are various types of vascular ring, the most common ones are:ĭoctors think that vascular rings occur early in pregnancy when the baby is developing in the womb. The baby may never have any symptoms or it might gradually give rise to breathing problems and/or swallowing problems if the vascular ring squashes the oesophagus and/or trachea. This arrangement has the potential to form a ring round the trachea (windpipe) and oesophagus (food pipe). When we carried out a prenatal ultrasound scan in the Fetal Cardiology clinic, we were able to confirm that your baby baby has a structurally normal heart but there is an unusual arrangement of the great arteries after they have left the heart called a vascular ring. This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about vascular rings detected during a prenatal ultrasound scan and what this might mean for your child. It will support the information discussed with you by your doctor and nurse at your appointment and it is important to remember that every case is slightly different.We are still learning about the possible impact on the circulation and the baby’s health after birth as we have not been able to detect potential vascular rings in pregnancy until recently. Prenatal ultrasound scans showing a vascular ring.Coronavirus (COVID-19) – information for children, young people and familiesĬoming to GOSH for a day or inpatient admissionĬoming to GOSH for an outpatient appointment
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