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Guidance: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: information for parents

Nhs England

February 3
15:53 2025

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This publication explains the condition congenital diaphragmatic hernia, identified by the fetal anomaly ultrasound scan.

The document includes information about:

  • what the condition is
  • how common it is
  • how it is diagnosed and confirmed
  • what treatment is available
  • what the outlook for the baby is
  • what happens next
  • how likely it is to happen in future pregnancy
  • where more support and information is available

Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2012
Last updated 3 February 2025 +show all updates
  1. Changed lead organisation to NHS England. Removed references to PHE.

  2. Replaced PDF with an updated HTML document.

  3. Updated patient information leaflet.

  4. First published.

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