CHERUBS has put together volumns of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia information and resources over the years.    It is our wish to make it easier for medical professionals to explain CDH to parents and to work more closely with them and CDH organizations to better help the entire CDH community and thus promote more research.


CDH Research:

CDH Research Studies - Current Research Studies being conducted by various hospitals and research institutions to help find the cause and best treatments of CDH

CDH Research Site - CHERUBS Comprehensive CDH Research Survey Database, including over 2500 CDH patients, medical records and more

CDH Research Fund - Research funds for Congential Diaphragmatic Hernia are desperately needed.   Make a tax-deductible donation to help fight this devastating birth defect

CDH Research Congressional Bill - Help CHERUBS on our quest to gain federal funding for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research

ACDHO - The Alliance of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Organizations is a group of CDH charities, researchers and clubs who wish to work together to help the CDH community by collaberating on research projects and fundraisers as well as providing accurate information and safe support environments for CDH families

CDHSG - The International Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group includes over 40 CDH hospitals and reearch institutions collaberating to find the best treatments for CDH

CDH at APSA - American Pediatric Surgical Association information on CDH

ECMO Centers - A list of hospitals that currently use Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to help CDH patients

CDH Videos - Dozens of videos of CDH hospitals, doctors and conferences that explain research and the various treatments of CDH

CDH Research Library - Links to 100's of Medical Research Articles about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

CDH Resources:

Anatomy of the Diaphragm - In depth description from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia + CDH VIDEO

Types of CDH - Learn the difference between the types of CDH

Types of Treatments - In utero treatments, ventilation techniques and more

Types of CDH Repairs - Various ways of repairing a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Surgical Managment - Article written by our Vice-President, Dr. Lesli Taylor, in 1997

History of CDH - When it was discovered, treatments, and more

CDH Statistics - Basic information and statistics about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

CDH Research Site - CHERUBS Long-Term CDH Research Database

CDH Videos - Informational videos by various hospitals, our CDH Conferences and more

CDH Library - Links to 100's of CDH Research Articles, web sites, hospitals, charities and more

Patient / Parent Support:

Info for Expectant Parents - More information and support for parents expecting a baby with CDH

CDH Forums - our free message board for CDH families

CDH Q&A - Frequently asked questions about CDH

Common Medical Terms - Easy-to-understand definitions of medical terms frequently used with CDH patients

Stories of Cherubs - Over 400 stories of babies born with CDH, divided into 2 sections so you can choose to read all of them or just the stories of survivors

Photos of Cherubs - Over 700 photos of babies born with CDH, divided into 2 sections so you can choose to see all of them or just the survivors

Local Support - CHERUBS International & State Representatives and Hospital Angels