An infant with dilated, failing heart was no rarity on the pediatric wards of hospitals in the mid-twentieth century.
ɐn ˈɪnfənt wɪð dˈaɪleɪɾᵻd, fˈeɪlɪŋ hˈɑːɹt wʌz nˈoʊ ɹˈɛɹəɾi ɔnðə pˌiːdɪˈætɹɪk wˈɔːɹdz ʌv hˈɑːspɪɾəlz ɪnðə mˈɪdtwˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.