Airing Sunday 21st May
2017, 4pm on BBC 1 & Wednesday 24th May
2017, 1pm on BBC 2
Every
two hours a baby is born in the UK with a serious heart condition.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the biggest killer of babies
in the UK, causing one in every 13 infant deaths. Early detection of
heart defects means babies will get the treatment they need from the
first opportunity – which can save lives, improve post-surgery
survival rates and lead to a better long-term quality of life.
Tiny Tickers is the only
national charity with a focus on improving the early detection,
diagnosis and care of babies with heart conditions. Congenital heart
defects are the most common type of birth defect and it is Tiny
Tickers’ ambition that no baby should ever die with an undetected
heart defect.
