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My name is Kerry. Before September 2018, I had absolutely no idea I was a carrier of haemophilia type A.

I gave birth to my second child, Sam, on 13 September 2018. Our initial joy was short lived as Sam started to struggle with his breathing about an hour after birth. His sats were dramatically dropping and he was intubated. Doctors bravely gave us the bad news that they had no idea what was causing it and it was very likely that he may not survive. His lungs were filling with fluid and they couldn\u2019t figure out why. We braced ourselves for the worst, but hoped for the best.<\/p>

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I prayed for a miracle for my baby. A few hours passed and we were informed that a heart doctor had arrived from a nearby hospital to assess Sam. She carried out an echo scan, and confirmed he had a congenital heart defect called Total Anomaly Pulmonary Venus Return (TAPVR). Which translates that the 4 veins which were supposed to be connected to his heart to carry oxygenated blood back to his heart, were not connected and he was kept alive by a tiny hole in the middle of his heart which was mixing the blood together. He needed surgery immediately.

He was transferred to a nearby hospital where he had a seven hour open heart surgery when he was 11 hours old. I remained at the hospital where he was delivered as I had had an emergency Caesarean section.

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The team at the RVI are now carrying out tests on family members, and have already diagnosed my nephew as a suffer, and my mother and sister as carriers.

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