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Is this serious? my baby's born with his heart outside of his chest?

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Heart outside chest: The heart is normally inside the chest. The heart not being contained within the chest wall is not a good thing. Ask the Dr. to explain what is going on to you.

Dr Davis agreed

Answered 6/21/2014

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