One heart scan,
so tiny hearts can.
Every year, over 3500 babies across Canada will be born with a broken heart, but half of them won’t know about it until after birth.
We are Canada’s only charity dedicated to helping more babies with heart defects get their lifesaving diagnosis before birth.
What's happening
What we're up to
On sale now
2026 YEG Coffee Advent Calendar
Our largest fundraiser of the year: a calendar of local coffee to open every day in December, in 24 day ($130) and 12 day ($80) sizes. 100% of the money raised helps more babies with heart defects get diagnosed before birth. Only 150 calendars will be made, so get yours before they sell out.
Buy your calendarRecap: SonoCon 2026, Calgary
Thank you, SonoCon!
Our educators delivered 3 hours of training and we handed out 111 free posters. Over 500 sonographers registered, plus virtual attendees from all over Canada.
Request free resourcesNovember 18 to 22 at Lake Louise
3D Echo Course and Early Fetal Echo Symposium
Beyond Pretty Pictures and Never Too Early to Start, at the Chateau Lake Louise, with Dr. Lisa Hornberger, Dr. Luke Eckersley and Dr. Angela McBrien. Proudly supported by Tiny HeartsCan.
Register for Lake Louise
Big Questions
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Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) refers to a wide variety of problems with the heart, structural or electrical, present at birth.
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Heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting 1 in 100 infants. Most of the time, there is no known cause and usually occur in parents with low risk factors.
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Most heart abnormalities can be detected at the 20-week anatomy ultrasound scan.
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We provide specialized training for ultrasound techs to help them recognize more heart defects at the 20-week anatomy scan, giving families and infants the best medical support as early as possible.
Your Support
in Action
Because of you, sonographers are learning to detect tiny hearts in trouble before birth, when every moment counts. This fall, donors funded 20 more Scanning Planes posters, and we handed out 111 free posters at SonoCon.
Your gift prints free resources for ultrasound clinics across Canada.
Helping
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Professionals
Giving sonographers and medical professionals tools and resources to save more lives.
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Families
Ensuring families affected by CHD know they are not alone.
Why we started
Inspired by Arturo
Arturo is the inspiration behind Tiny HeartsCan Foundation. Heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, and half of them are not discovered during pregnancy. We are changing that through specialized training for ultrasound technologists and public outreach.
