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Day-old baby saved by heart surgery
By Jayne Braithwaite on 25/07/2011 14:24:12
Baby undergoes a 36-hour heart operation as soon as he’s born
instruments to unblock the aortic valve in little Rudy Maxwell-Jones’ heart, to give him a chance of survival.The complex operation took 36 hours, but five weeks later Rudy is able to breathe without the help of machines.“His life was hanging in the balance
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“Bionic cervix” brings baby joy for couple after seven years of trying
By Kimberley Smith on 04/08/2010 14:43:44
Simple operation helps multiple miscarriage sufferer carry healthy baby
A simple operation, little-known in the UK, may offer hope to women prone to miscarriage. The “transabdominal cerclage” operation reinforces the top of the cervix, making it strong enough to hold a baby.The operation succeeded for Janett Walker, who
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Wilkinet launches fair-trade organic baby carrier
By Monica Stylli on 18/05/2007 10:28:40
Check out this new ethical carrier made by workers from an Indian fair-trade co-operative.
for Wilkinet by a family living in Southern India. They are part of a fair-trade co-operative and without the money they earn from the weaving they would find it hard to survive.The Wilkinet Carrier is designed to carry both newborns and toddlers weighing from
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Baby that turned blue saved by 999 phone instructions
By Sophie Westnedge on 04/05/2012 16:46:48
Parent's of a three-day-old baby girl who stopped breathing have praised the phone operator and paramedics for saving her life
.The phone operator gave the couple CPR instructions but their daughter reportedly had further arrests at home and on the way to hospital. "A very blue baby became alert and pink when transferred to the care of an ambulance crew," said Andi Parker
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Who decides whether you have a caesarean section?
By Maria Muennich on 27/02/2009 01:21:06
Whether you're totally set against a caesarean or keen on avoiding vaginal birth, who makes the decision on whether you have the operation
acaesarean may be the best option for the health of you and your child. In these circumstances your doctor will probably advise you very strongly to have the operation.These days caesarean section is seen as a quite low-risk operation by doctors (although
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Caesarian sections: the how and whys
By ThinkBaby on 12/02/2010 11:16:13
When a c-section might be necessary or recommended and what's involved
What is a caesarian section?Also commonly known as a c-section, a caesarian section is an operation performed to remove your baby from the womb through the abdomen when vaginal birth is either medically unadvisable, or when there are difficulties
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Baby girl is kept alive by Viagra
By Daniella Delaney on 02/12/2011 09:38:22
Heart op child uses sex drug to stop her turning blue
A baby girl is being kept alive by Viagra after going through three heart operations.Cerys Small, 10 months, from Newport in South Wales, was born with a severe heart defect, no spleen and problems with her stomach and bowel.The drug, widely known
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Meet the smallest baby ever to undergo life-saving heart surgery
By Amanda Pauley on 23/08/2011 15:06:38
Little Eleana weighs just 3lb 5oz
.A second heart operation followed ten weeks later.Parents Francesca and Darren, both 36, are delighted with the results.Francesca said: “Despite all this, she is a happy girl, a great favourite with the staff and her doting big brothers and sister
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Synchronising heartbeats could detect problems in the womb
By Kimberley Smith on 21/07/2010 15:53:08
A breathing exercise for mums-to-be could be used to diagnose an unborn baby’s heart and lung problems as early as 16 weeks into pregnancy
The way your baby’s heart beats could help doctors diagnose heart or lung disorders by 16 weeks. Scientists in Aberdeen are researching a test that may help doctors diagnose, and potentially treat, cardiovascular conditions in the womb.A mum’s heartbeat is usually slower than her...
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Conception after a vasectomy
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/04/2006 01:15:29
If you are in a relationship and want to concieve after having a vasectomy, it is possible in some cases.
and believed to occur once in every 2000 vasectomies.A vasectomy does not prevent a man from having full sexual intercourse but it prevents the sperm from travelling from his testicles to his penis. Those who choose to have the operation are encouraged to think
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