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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Aaliyah Rugg

Mum's 'life was on hold' after daughter born with hole in her heart

A months-old baby born with a heart defect was rushed to surgery after "complications".

Beth and Christian Rengers found out their daughter had a large hole in her heart at their 20-week scan. But when Matilda was born, they realised how complicated things really where when she also had a leaky valve and the right side of her heart was 50% smaller than it should be.

Born in Preston in June 2022, the family - from the Lake District - were allowed home within days with the plan for Matilda to have surgery at six-months old. But she was soon rushed to Alder Hey when their new-born began to decline.

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