Using 3D Imaging and Models to Support Care for Babies with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Before Birth

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are observing pregnant women whose unborn babies have been diagnosed with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia CDH. They aim to use medical images from routine care to create detailed 3D animations and models of the fetus and its CDH. This helps parents understand the condition and assists surgeons in planning the babys surgery after birth. The study involves no additional interventions instead, it uses images that mothers would normally receive as part of their prenatal care. The focus is on developing 3D visualizations from fetal MRI scans to better assess the size of the diaphragmatic hole and the position of organs. Participants will be pregnant women referred for fetal MRI at a specialized fetal medicine unit. Researchers will collect patient demographics and use routine imaging data to create these models. There is no treatment given, and participation involves allowing access to the MRI images taken during normal prenatal care. The study is expected to continue until June 2027.

3D Animation and Models to Aid Management of Fetal CDH