Tiny sign before toddler’s devastating diagnosis
When two-year-old Marlow Kay developed a black spot on his tongue, his mum immediately wanted it checked out. But she couldn’t believe the diagnosis.
Pre & Post Baby
Young mum’s car crash turns into baby joy
Laniene Cust was 33-weeks pregnant when she was in a nightmare car crash with a kangaroo. What happened next left her “confused and shocked”.
‘Resilient’ baby Remi set to face his toughest battle yet
At 12 weeks pregnant, Caitlin Grant was told her baby had a one in two chance of having Down syndrome. She decided not to take the confirmation test, but it did reveal a challenge ahead.
‘Heartbreaking’: Baby’s cancer battle after months of salmonella treatment
Baby Bryson was struggling for months, unable to get over salmonella, his mum was constantly bringing him to the doctor until finally they received a shocking diagnosis.
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Nightmare for SA parents after routine GP visit
What started as a routine check-up turned into a heartbreaking journey of scans, hospital stays and treatment for eight-month-old Ibrahim.
‘Why me?’: Identical twin baby amputated after rare diagnosis
Christina Forster said she is preparing for the day one of her twin baby boys asks her “why me?” after a rare condition left him without a leg.
‘It sucked’: Mum’s tears over toddler daughter’s misdiagnosis
Young mum Leyneaka Maigler had no reason to disbelieve doctors when they told her that her two-year-old daughter was constipated. Sadly, they were very wrong.
‘Guinea pigs’: $56m embryo settlement
An Australian IVF company has settled a $56m class action after destroying embryos in an alleged faulty genetic screening program.
Mum forced to make unthinkable decision amid medical mystery
A northern suburbs mum-of-three has taken her health into her own hands after doctors were unable to discover what was wrong with her.
‘I couldn’t understand’: Shock baby heart condition at pregnancy scan
Katelyn Ellery was attending a regular 20 week ultrasound when doctors noticed something wasn’t quite right with her baby’s heart.
‘I thought I lost my baby’: Mum’s instincts saved her daughter
When pregnant Rachel Kaeslar couldn’t feel her usually lively baby moving she knew something wasn’t right – when she went to the hospital she could never have imagined what was wrong.
Women could avoid hot flushes, stay fertile forever
A new study has suggested how women could stay fertile for life and never have to undergo menopause – and dreaded hot flushes.
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