Twin born at 23 weeks
21 Jul 2010 - 10:24am 2 CommentsAmelia Hope Burden was born before the 24-week legal limit for abortion when her mother was just 23 weeks and two days pregnant. She was born weighing only 1lb 2oz ten days before her brother Arthur arrived at 1lb 4oz. He was born in July after Amanda Staplehurst had been pregnant for 24 weeks.
She went to hospital complaining of stomach cramps only to be told that she was in labour. Amelia Hope showed little sign of life but doctors were able ....
A Dad's birth story
25 Feb 2010 - 3:04pm 0 CommentsMy birth story... by Craig
Hope you don't mind a birth story from a Dad.
After several years of struggling to conceive, my wife, Lisa, and I succeeded first time with IVF and were enjoying a wonderful problem-free twin pregnancy. In week 28, a scan showed that one of our twins ('Twin 2') was not growing as fast as he should. Our Consultant started using scary terms like 'Intrauterine Growth Retardation', 'placental insufficiency' and 'compromised pregnancy'. The next three....
Claire D
17 Jan 2010 - 9:01pm 0 CommentsMy birth story... by Claire Deguara
I had had a fairly trouble free pregnancy until around 24 weeks when there was a problem in the flow in the cord to twin 2 an intermittent absent was detected. I was told this wasn't a problem but would require an early delivery probably at 32 weeks and that I would need to be scanned weekly to check on growth and flow in the cord. At 26 weeks I attended a routine scan appointment where 1+ of protein was detected in my urine. My blood pressure was sl....
New Mother Travels 250 Miles and Four Hospitals
9 Nov 2009 - 2:31pm 0 Comments
The Daily Mail 16th December 2008
By Andrew Levy
An expectant mother of twins was ferried 250 miles between four hospitals only to have her babies separated as soon as they were delivered.
Angela Breeds, 30, was told she needed a Caesarean section when doctors found one of her unborn babies was too small and not getting enough nutrition.
But what should have been the most thrilling moment of her life turned into a five-day ordeal because the hospitals e....
