When pregnant mom, Shakiara, learned that her lupus placed her unborn child at a higher risk of congenital complete heart block, she began to receive weekly fetal checks with her care team. Her baby, Cameron, presented well until 21 weeks, when the exam indicated signs of heart block and within hours, Shakiara was seen in the Fetal Heart Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). In most cases, children born with heart block will eventually require a pacemaker. In addition to heart block, Cameron was also born with pulmonary hypertension and abnormally rapid breathing that can make it unsafe for infants to feed orally. When Cameron’s breathing and feeding issues failed to progress, his care team agreed that a pacemaker was the right approach. Because the average pacemaker is too large for small infants, Cameron was set to receive the Medtronic Micra, the smallest available pacemaker in the world. Surgeons were able to insert this tiny pacemaker through a tiny incision, enabling Cameron to recover faster. Shakiara says from the first sign of heart block to Cameron’s successful surgery, the entire team at CHOP was there to support her and answer all her questions. Now, Cameron is home and on the road to recovery.