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Father makes birth of first child thanks to heart transplant

Father makes birth of first child thanks to heart transplant

by The Dadsnet | Sep 20, 2021 | Age 0-1, New Dad, The Daily Dad

A young father diagnosed with a serious heart condition was able to witness the birth of his first child thanks to a transplant. Ross Peters, from Dundee, was 21 when he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy – a disease of the heart muscle which affects its ability to...

Young people tell of being bed-bound with Covid in vaccination push

by The Dadsnet | Aug 25, 2021 | Health, The Daily Dad

Young patients suffering with the debilitating effects of long Covid have urged people to get their vaccinations. A new NHS video features three previously healthy people in their early 20s and 30s, including a man who thought he would die with the virus in hospital....
Maternity services in England require improvement, say MPs

Maternity services in England require improvement, say MPs

by The Dadsnet | Jul 6, 2021 | Expecting, Miscarriage and Baby Loss, The Daily Dad

Improvements in maternity safety are still not happening quickly enough, with little progress made against some key Government targets and too few staff, MPs have said. The Health and Social Care Committee commissioned an expert panel to evaluate the Government’s key...
Maternity records to be accessible from smartphones by 2023, NHS says

Maternity records to be accessible from smartphones by 2023, NHS says

by The Dadsnet | Jun 18, 2021 | Expecting, The Daily Dad

Some trusts already offer digital maternity records but the new system will be rolled out across the country to give a standard across the board. Maternity records will soon be accessible from smartphones, NHS England’s chief nurse has said. Ruth May, who is chief...
Boy born weighing less than a bag of sugar meets paramedics who saved his life

Boy born weighing less than a bag of sugar meets paramedics who saved his life

by The Dadsnet | Jun 17, 2021 | Age 0-1, Community, The Daily Dad

A boy born weighing less than a bag of sugar has been reunited with three paramedics who saved his life. Finlay MacKenzie was born at 26 weeks in March last year at just 1lb 13oz (0.8kg) and needed CPR from ambulance staff. They used just two fingers to compress his...
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