A Sixmilebridge mother is calling for life-saving treatment for newborn babies to be made available at the region’s maternity hospital.
The ‘Baby Cooling’ treatment is used in some instances when a child is born and is at risk of developing brain damage.
To be effective, the treatment needs to begin within six hours of birth but currently, it’s only available in four hospitals – three in Dublin, and one in Cork.
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Laura Collins’ son Luan was transferred to Cork after he was born in De luckily received treatment in time, but she says there is a myriad of things that could cause a delay in transfer, which she fears could affect the rest of a child’s life.
