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This article emphasizes the importance of validating the lamb model to study CDH pathogenesis and develop innovative therapeutics.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>At 78 days of gestation, the fetal lamb's left forelimb was exposed through a midline laparotomy and hysterotomy, and a supra diaphragmatic thoracotomy was performed to allow the digestive organs to ascend into the thoracic cavity. At 138\u2009\u00b1\u20093 days of gestation, lambs were delivered via a cesarean section; then, with umbilical cord intact during 1 hour, the lambs were mechanically ventilated with gentle ventilation in a pressure-controlled mode for 2 h.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>CDH lambs exhibited a lower left lung-to-body weight ratio of 5.3 (2.03), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05, and right lung-to-body weight ratio of 8.2 (3.1), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05. They reached lower Vt\/kg (tidal volume per kg) during the course of the resuscitation period with 1.2 (0.7)\u2005ml\/kg at 10\u2005min and 3 (1.65)\u2005ml\/kg at 60\u2005min (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Compliance of the respiratory system was lower in CDH lambs with 0.5 (0.3)\u2005ml\/cmH<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O at 60\u2005min (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05) and 0.9 (0.26)\u2005ml\/cmH<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O at 120\u2005min (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Differences between pre- and postductal SpO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> were higher with 15.1% (21.4%) at 20\u2005min and 6.7% (14.5%) at 80\u2005min (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). CDH lambs had lower differences between inspired and expired oxygen fractions with 4.55% (6.84%) at 20\u2005min and 6.72% (8.57%) at 60\u2005min (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). CDH lamb had lower left ventricle [2.73 (0.5)\u2005g\/kg, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05] and lower right ventricle [0.69 (0.8), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05] to left ventricle ratio.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>CDH lambs had significantly lower tidal volume than control lambs due to lower compliance of the respiratory system and higher airway resistance. These respiratory changes are characteristic of CDH infants and are associated with higher mortality rates. CDH lambs also exhibited pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary hypoplasia, and left ventricle hypoplasia, consistent with observations in human newborns. 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