Iranian baby is 'out of the woods' and recovering from life-saving heart surgery after she was temporarily stopped from traveling to the US under Trump's travel ban

• Fatemeh Reshed was flown to a Portland, Oregon, hospital for her operation 
• The four-month-old girl was suffering from transposition of the great arteries 
• Physicians said she is 'out of the woods' and progressing since Friday's surgery 
• Fatemeh and her parents had initial plans to travel with a visa to the US canceled 

A four-month-old Iranian girl who needed life-saving surgery but was temporarily stopped from entering the US as a result of Donald Trump's travel ban is now recovering in a Portland hospital.

Physicians said young Fatemeh Reshed is 'out of the woods' and making good progress following a successful operation last Friday in Oregon. 

The youngster and her parents' plans to enter the US with a travel visa for the infant's surgery were canceled last month after Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Iran.

The girl and her parents arrived in Portland, the home of some of their relatives, a few days later after being granted a waiver the same day Trump's ban was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

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The family chose to travel to the Pacific Northwest because doctor's at Oregon Health Sciences University's Doernbecher Children's Hospital have an expertise in the infant's condition.

Fatemeh underwent surgery February 17, and her physicians said the procedure was more complication given it is usually performed within days or weeks of birth - not months.

She was born with transposition of the great arteries - a condition that impacts about one in 5,000 children.

According to Stanford Children's Health, it is a condition where 'the large vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs, and to the body are improperly connected.

'Babies with transposition of the great arteries will not have enough oxygen in the bloodstream to meet the body's demands for long.'

Speaking on Monday, her doctors said the youngster's heart function 'looks beautiful'.

'We're really pleased with how the surgery went and have a very strong sense at this point that she's going to recover fully and go on to lead a happy and healthy life,' Dr Laurie Armsby, associate professor and interim head of the hospital's Division of Pediatric Cardiology, said.

The four-month-old remains in intensive care and it is unclear how long her recovery will take.

The physicians declined to give further details of the procedure and Fatemeh's current condition, at the request of her parents. 

Previous statements by hospital officials estimated a six-hour surgical procedure performed by Dr Irving Shen, a nationally respected expert on Fatemeh's condition, and pegged her post-surgery stay at three weeks.

The young girl's uncle, Samad Taghizadeh - a US citizen who lives in Portland - stood alongside doctors at Monday's press conference. 

He thanked Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and immigration attorneys for being instrumental in getting the waiver for the baby's family.

'In the beginning, I didn't have any hope for my family coming here,' Taghizadeh said. 'But I tried, and I was surprised how the people in the US have helped.'