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Twin born at 23 weeks

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 10:24 3 Comments
premature, SCBU

Amelia 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 ....


 

Children's Emergency - On the Road with the Children's Acute Transport Service

Monday, May 3, 2010 - 21:45 0 Comments

For the first time, a television series follows the remarkable work of the mobile intensive care teams dedicated to taking critically ill children to the UK's specialist hospitals.  Every year thousands of children fall seriously ill.  But there is only a limited number of hospitals with paediatric intensive care units across the UK.

A new BBC One series, Children's Emergancy takes the view on an exceptional journey with CATS (Children's Acute Transport Service), a ....


 

Joy of multiple birth leads to financial woe

Monday, March 15, 2010 - 16:48 0 Comments

  Money worries mean a more frequent divorce rate among parents of multiples, according to new study By Peter Russell
 
Parents who have twins and triplets face significant financial hardship, with families finding their income drops following the birth of their children.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham found that parents of multiples were twice as likely as families of singletons to find ....


 

Two sets of twins: Families share their stories

Monday, February 15, 2010 - 14:09 1 Comments
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 EVER wondered what it's like to have two sets of twins? Three families who have been doubly blessed - twice over - tell all.

TOM and Alison Colegrove had twins Alex and Stephen, after IVF treatment. A year later they conceived naturally and by accident.

Again it was twins (non identical). At the time of writing, Toby and Daniel were four-and-a-half months old and Alex and Stephen were two. Alison said: "We tried for two years to have a baby before we went to t....


 

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