Adorable moment toddler with Down Syndrome can’t hide his delight as he meets his newborn baby brother for the first time Two-year-old Erik Blomstrann couldn’t stop smiling when he was shown baby Bo Erik has Down syndrome and is non-verbal but signed the word for ‘baby’ He gave his new brother multiple kisses on the … Read more
Woman, 24, with Down’s Syndrome launches legal bid to end abortion ‘discrimination’ which allows termination up until birth if ‘severe foetal abnormality’ is detected Heidi Crowter, 24, is trying to change the country’s ‘discriminatory’ abortion law Said way unborn babies with Down’s are treated in law ‘makes me feel upset’ Mother-of-two Máire Lea-Wilson, 30, is … Read more
By Joe Pinkstone for MailOnline, 14 May 2020 Scientists have found the first clear evidence that infection with coronavirus causes the Kawasaki-like inflammatory condition affecting children. A study of eight children admitted to a Birmingham hospital with the condition reveals they were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus several weeks before showing symptoms. All of the … Read more
None of the children who have suffered from a rare inflammatory syndrome caused by COVID-19 in the UK had long-term health problems before falling ill, doctors say. Between 75 and 100 children are known to have developed the illness, which can cause symptoms similar to sepsis, since the beginning of April. In adults, many of … Read more
A mother has told how her two-year-old son was rushed to hospital with a dangerous inflammatory syndrome thought to be linked to COVID-19. Gemma Brown, 38, told MailOnline that her son, Bertie, was admitted to Worcestershire Royal hospital last month on his second birthday, when his temperature soared over 40C (104F) and his blotchy rash … Read more
A number of children with no underlying health conditions have died from a coronavirus-linked inflammatory syndrome, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed today. Doctors were on Monday issued an alert about a sharp rise of infants being admitted to intensive care with the Kawasaki-like disease. Officials have refused to say how many British children have been … Read more