title: Successful emergency cardiac pacing and permanent pacemaker insertion in a preterm 29-week gestation hydropic baby with congenital complete heart block.
abstract: A preterm 29-week gestation baby was delivered because of gross foetal hydrops secondary to congenital complete heart block. Despite a poor prognosis, she survived stabilisation and received emergency epicardial pacing followed by permanent pacemaker insertion on day 13, weighing 1.2 kg.
authors.affiliation: 1Neonatal Unit,Birmingham Women's Hospital NHS Trust,Birmingham,United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Matthew Jonathan
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Beake
authors.affiliation: 2The Heart Unit,Birmingham Children's Hospital,NHS Foundation Trust,Birmingham,United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhole
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Fetal Medicine,Birmingham Women's Hospital NHS Trust,Birmingham,United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.affiliation: 1Neonatal Unit,Birmingham Women's Hospital NHS Trust,Birmingham,United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Shree Vishna
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Rasiah
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial
keywords: preterm delivery