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UPDATE****6/25/09**** Kp has seen the specialist and she will deliver at UAB (University of Alabama Birmingham) when the time comes. They will make a trip there July 13, 09 to visit with doctors and what not up there. please continue to pray for this family and baby D.



A few posts ago I told you about my friend, KP. Well she went back to the doctor today and found out not such good news. In addition the other complications, the ultrasound tech is almost certain she see's pulmonary stenosis.

Here is a description of that :What is pulmonary stenosis?Pulmonary stenosis is a congenital (present at birth) defect that occurs due to abnormal development of the fetal heart during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy. The pulmonary valve is found between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. It has three leaflets that function like a one-way door, allowing blood to flow forward into the pulmonary artery, but not backward into the right ventricle. With pulmonary stenosis, problems with the pulmonary valve make it harder for the leaflets to open and permit blood to flow forward from the right ventricle to the lungs. In children, these problems can include:
a valve that only has one or two leaflets instead of three.
a valve that has leaflets that are partially fused together.
a valve that has thick leaflets that do not open all the way. Pulmonary stenosis may be present in varying degrees, classified according to how much obstruction to blood flow is present. A child with severe pulmonary stenosis could be quite ill, with major symptoms noted early in life. A child with mild pulmonary stenosis may have few or no symptoms, or perhaps none until later in adulthood. A moderate or severe degree of obstruction can become worse with time. Pulmonary stenosis is a component of half of all complex congenital heart defects. Pulmonary stenosis is the second most common congenital heart defect, comprising 5 to 10 percent of all cases.
What causes pulmonary stenosis?Congenital pulmonary stenosis occurs due to improper development of the pulmonary valve in the first 8 weeks of fetal growth. It can be caused by a number of factors, though most of the time this heart defect occurs sporadically (by chance), with no clear reason evident for its development. Some congenital heart defects may have a genetic link, either occurring due to a defect in a gene, a chromosome abnormality, or environmental exposure, causing heart problems to occur more often in certain families.


Lord, wrap your arms around KP, baby D and her fammily. Fill them with peace and trust as they travel through this "storm." You are our Comfort, our Shelter and our Healer. We beseech you, Lord, to interevene right now and heal baby D. Help us to keep our eyes focused on You. Amen.