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Matt and Donna's son was born by caesarean. He was fine at first, but then developed digestive problems. Tests revealed he had Hirschsprung's disease*. He had surgery at 7 weeks, and was 18 weeks old at the time of the interview.
Matt is 35 and a marketing manager. Donna is 34. They are married with two children.
When Joe was pregnant with her third child her daughter was diagnosed with an exomphalos* at her 12 week scan. After she was born she was also found to need heart surgery for a rare condition. She was 16 months old at the time of the interview.
Joe is married with three children.
Leanne's daughter was born naturally and all seemed well. But it soon because clear she was not feeding well. She was diagnosed with Hirschsprung's disease* and had surgery on her bowel when she was 8 weeks old.
Leanne is married with a son and a daughter.
When Sally-Anne was pregnant with her first son aged 20, scans revealed he had an exomphalos*. He had surgery when he was a few days old, which was successful. But he is now 13 and still has digestion problems.
Sally-Anne is aged 34. Simon is aged 33. They are married with three sons.
Louise was expecting her first babies, twin boys. At the 20 week scan, one of her babies was diagnosed with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)*. He had surgery and is now 5 years old.
Louise is a sales account manager. She is married with twin boys.
Mary was expecting her first child. He was born by emergency caesarean at 37 weeks and needed abdominal surgery when he was a few days old.
Mary is married. She works in the banking sector and has one son.
Their son was diagnosed with exomphalos* during a routine scan in pregnancy when Alison was aged 25. He is now twenty-six years old and Alison reflects back on their experiences.
Alison is aged 51 and married with one daughter and one son. Her husband Martin, aged 55 is a football coach.
Alix was expecting her first child. He was born after a very long labour at 40+ weeks. It was discovered that he had a congenital diaphragmatic hernia for which he needed surgery.
Alix is aged 33 and a national account manager. Antonio is aged 35. They are married with one son. She is from Northern Ireland.
Nicky was expecting her first baby. He was born very early, aged 24 weeks and developed complications that required bowel surgery.
Nicky is a lecturer in dietetics. She is married with one son.
Pamela was expecting her third child. Her son came very early, aged 27 weeks. He developed NEC* and needed bowel surgery.
Pamela is a patent attorney. She is married with three children.
