Questions to ask your care team
What is the starting CVR and/or measurements?
Where is the lung malformation located? Is more than one lobe affected?
What can you tell me about its appearance?
Is it solid, microcystic or macrocystic?
Is there evidence of a feeding vessel?
Is there mediastinal shift (heart pushed to the other side of the chest)?
Is there any evidence of hydrops?
Is there evidence of polyhydramnios?
How often will I come in for ultrasounds?
How will this change if the lung malformation changes/grows bigger?
Do you recommend I get a fetal MRI?
Can I have a consultation with a surgeon?
Can I have a consultation with a neonatologist?
Have you treated lung malformations before?
Who will be overseeing my case? Who is in charge of my care?
What is the standard course of management and treatment at this hospital for lung malformations?
What interventions, if any, will you offer if the lung malformation (the CVR number) gets bigger?
Can I receive all testing and treatment here or will I need to go to a specialist hospital?
How will this affect my birth plan?
What will happen at birth if my baby is symptomatic?
Who will be present at the birth? NICU? Surgery?
Will my baby need to spend time in the NICU?
Can I tour the NICU before birth?
From prenatal imaging do you recommend surgery for my baby?
What are the pros and cons of surgery for my case?
When would surgery happen?