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Why are nosocomial (hospital acquired) infections so infamously difficult to prevent and cure? Obviously, part of the problem is the infectious bugs themselves – MRSA resides in the skin and nostrils, while E. coli is carried in the digestive system, making both of these culprits difficult to keep out of the hospital. It’s [...]
My most recent D+C was on the 25th June 2011. I went to the hospital for a routine scan at 10 weeks+1 and me and my partner were told our babies heart had stopped beating.They gave me the option of taking tablets,a D+C or to wait and see what happens.I choose to have a [...]
Increasing numbers of parents are considering having older children be present for the birth of a new sibling. Could this be a wonderful idea, that will allow siblings to bond more easily, or is childbirth a scary and private event that is not suitable for kids at all? Opinions are, predictably, divided on this. Many [...]
After reading this story it angers me that the hospital did not recognise that the woman was still pregnant.
So Your on the home stretch, only a few weeks to go before the be ‘B’ day. The nursery is decorated, your shattered and swollen up to the size of a small elephant; what next? The hospital bag! We all know the basics of what to pack on what we need (or maybe you havn’t [...]
So I thought I would share my story of how my niece ended up living with me.. It all started when my sister got pregnant she was a heavy drinker and even though she was pregnant she didn’t stop. She was drinking around a bottle of vodka a day all the way through her pregnancy. Jessica was [...]
More than 2,000 children have received treatment for eating disorders in the past three years, according to figures reported on Monday. Statistics show that nearly 600 children under the age of 13 were treated in
My Name is Tarnya and I work as an occupational therapist. When I tell someone I’m an occupational therapist they normally look at me with a blank expression or they call me a nurse or a carer. I’m not a nurse and I really am not a carer so here I will explain what I [...]
The mother of an infant allegedly nursed by the wrong mother is vowing to keep fighting in court to hold the hospital accountable.
It was 2007, I was 16 years old and had just left school when I found out,I had been with Mark for about 9 months, he had a little boy, called Dylan who was 1 and we used to have him every weekend ’Your going to be a daddy again’ I wrote on the text. ’That’s amazing [...]
After being with my boyfriend for over 2 years, both settled in a lovely house together with a spare room to fill, we decided we were both ready to try for a baby. I had no idea about ovulation or anything like that at this stage, we just started having unprotected sex & hoping…well first attempt [...]
My daughter was born a normal healthy child, but 1 thing I noticed was the look on the doctors faces when they spotted the birthmark on her right arm, everyone that saw it would pause and study it closely. Something told me this was no normal mark from their reactions, I was right. At 2 weeks [...]
I was 17 when I fell pregnant with my first child. I wasnt in a good relationship, but I refused to abort my unborn child. I was at college studying BTEC level 2 health and social care. Before I had even missed my peroid, I was having signs of pregnancy, so I spoke to my [...]
I had an elective c-section 3 years ago. not because I’m too posh to push, or because I’I lazy nor was it because I didn’t want down there ruined. Its because it was MY choice. I had to have check ups through out my pregnancy due to previous losses. At 32weeks a scan revealed that [...]
I have been granted full permission to post this storyon behalf of a mum, who wanted to share her birth story. I did not enjoy my pregnancy, even from the very start. I suffered with sickness from day one,which was just getting worse. I was bleeding and even began passing out. I had to [...]
I have full permission to post this story on behalf of a mum who wants to share her own story. From age 13 I had an addiction to drugs, it got quiet out of hand by the time I was 16 I was admited into a unit, for drug induced psychosis. I left the unit [...]
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