A newborn baby born with a rare organ defect is “thriving” after undergoing life-saving surgery at 48 hours old.
Scarlett Woods was born at Mater Hospital in Queensland on August 7 with a deadly condition which made her organs slide around inside her body.
The now month-old baby was suffering Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), a potentially fatal defect that leaves a hole in the diaphragm and allows organs to move to the left side of the chest where the heart and lung should be.
X-rays of Scarlett shortly after birth showed there was a bowel in the left side of her chest, meaning her heart and other organs were pushed to the right.
Scarlett’s mother Jade Curriez, 26, had noticed decreased fetal movement in her 37th week and visited Mater Hospital.
“Everything happened so quickly,” Curriez said.
“We saw surgical consultants, cardiac specialists, neonatal consultants and there was so many appointments – all of which we are grateful for.
