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Haemophilia : blood clotting

Haemophilia is a genetic (inherited) condition that affects the blood’s ability to clot. If you cut yourself, proteins called clotting factors combine with blood cells called platelets to make the blood sticky, so that the bleeding eventually stops. However, in cases of haemophilia, there are not as many clotting factors in the blood as there should be, so a…

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Postnatal Depression – Real Life Story

‘Life is enjoyable once again.’ Babyworld member Helen Batchelor shares her experience of postnatal depression and how she came through it. A bit of background It’s hard to say when I started feeling down, I think it was a very gradual thing. I had terrible trouble breastfeeding – my son didn’t seem to latch on…

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