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Thanks to medical advances, children born with a congenital heart defect now usually survive into adulthood, and often enjoy relatively healthy lives. However, children with a history of heart disease are more likely than other children to have developmental, behavioral, or learning challenges. They sometimes have problems with: - feeding and sleeping - language - motor skills - social skills - behavior - learning - attention and executive functions - anxiety or depression - family stress - tra...

Thanks to medical advances, children born with a congenital heart defect now usually survive into adulthood, and often enjoy relatively healthy lives. However, children with a history of heart disease are more likely than other children to have developmental, behavioral, or learning challenges. They sometimes have problems with: - feeding and sleeping - language - motor skills - social skills - behavior - learning - attention and executive functions - anxiety or depression - family stress - transition to adulthood