Multimedia & Tools

CDC has provided online media, like podcasts, below to talk about what we know about congenital heart defects.

Video Commentary

Screening Newborns for Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Watch this Medscape video to learn what primary care providers should know about newborn screening for critical congenital heart defects.

Podcasts

Healthy Little Hearts

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Podcasts on Healthy Little Hearts. Listen to learn more about maternal risk factors for having a baby with a heart defect and simple precautions women can take before and during pregnancy to decrease their chance of having a baby with a heart defect.

Healthy Little Hearts “A Minute of Health with CDC” (short version)

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Healthy Little Hearts “A Cup of Health with CDC” (longer version)

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Keeping Little Hearts Healthy

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Podcasts on Keeping Little Hearts Healthy. Listen to learn more about congenital heart defects and ways women can help prevent them in newborns.

Keeping Little Hearts Healthy “A Minute of Health with CDC” (short version)

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Keeping Little Hearts Healthy “A Cup of Health with CDC” (longer version)

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Webinars

Watch the following webinars to learn more about CCHD screening:

• Newborn Screening Recommendations for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD): Implications for State Programs

The following organizations sponsor webinars on various topics that focus on CHDs and the issues that affect health and daily lives:

• Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium
• Adult Congenital Heart Association
• Mended Little Hearts

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