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  • Maternal PKU – Part 2: Twins

    This is part 2 of Angela’s story on PKU and Pregnancy.... Read more

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    During a recent study day in London, Angela Thomas shared her experience of tackling the subject of PKU and Pregnancy.... Read more

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Posts Tagged ‘metabolic disorder’

Metabolic Awareness Week

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The 29th of June sees the advent of another Metabolic Awareness Week (from CLIMB) in the UK. As a dietetic student with a keen interest in this field, I wanted to take the opportunity of sharing my thoughts on the subject. I will write a series of articles over the coming days to help increase the exposure of Inborn Metabolic Disorders.

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A single mother’s perspective on PKU. Part 2 of a PKU metabolic disorder story

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

The baby started moving into position as my pain thresh holds were being tested to the full. Yet, I was still working on having a fully natural birth. As the time crept by (its funny how everything seemed to be going in slow motion) the baby had got the cord wrapped around his neck. The midwife could tell this because the heart beat fell with every contraction. I don’t remember this at all, but Debbie told me after that she was getting concerned.

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