When six-year-old Joe became severely ill with heart failure, he was rushed to Great Ormond Street hospital. Six months later, a heart transplant saved his life. His mum, Louise Hannon, talks us through her family’s ordeal, and explains why organ donation is so important…
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“I thought long and hard about whether to go through with a vaginal birth,” says Dr Charlotte-Eve Short. But towards the end of her pregnancy, she decided to book in for a c-section – a decision many British obstetricians would also make. Here’s why…