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... 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....
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...
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...
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...