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Highland Midwives: Mnathan-Glùine

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Series following midwives and the families they look after at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

Boillsgeadh air beatha obrach mnathan-gluinne Ospadal Rathaigmhoir ann an Inbhirnis. Series following midwives and the families they look after at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

Highland Midwives: Mnathan-Glùine: A'leantail na leanabain

Highland Midwives: Mnathan-Glùine: A'leantail na leanabain: Episode 2

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Mnathan-glùine

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A'leantail na leanabain

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A catch-up with twin boys in Inverness with Goldenhar Syndrome.

A catch-up with some of the babies from previous episodes of the programme following midwives at work. In Inverness, Shane and Lynn's twin boys were born with Goldenhar syndrome.

Tha Goldenhar Syndrome air an dithis bhalach aig Shane agus Lynn ach tha an athair 'g ìnnse dhuinn mar a tha iad a'fulang ann a dòighean eadar-dhealaichte. Tha sìnn a'tadhal air Alex 's e cluiche ball-coise cuide ri mhàthair 'sa bhràithrean aig an dachaidh ann a Keiss, faisg air Inbhir Ùige. Rugar Alex ann a suidheachadh gu math èiginneach bho chionn 3 bliadhna agus bha e seachdainean a'faighinn cùram ann an ospadal Rathaigmhòr le mhàthair Alison air ais 's air adhart on dachaidh ann a Gallaibh. Thainig Astrid agus Helena iad fhein na bu traithe na bha duil ach tha na bliadhnachan air falbh nan ruith agus tha iad a nis anns an sgoil Ghàidhlig ann an Inbhirnis agus tha sìnn a'tadhal air Stuart ann a Loch an Inbhir 's a cuimhneachadh mar a bh'fheudar dha mhàthair Sarah, tighinn dhan ospadal air heileacoptar air latha Geamhradail bho chionn ceithir bliadhna.

In Inverness, Shane and Lynn's twin boys were born with the rare genetic condition Goldenhar syndrome, but as Dad explains, they are both affected in different ways. 

Three years after a dramatic birth we catch up with Alex, playing football with his mum and brothers at home in Keiss near Wick. Alex spent many weeks in Raigmore hospital's Special Care Baby Unit, and mum Alison felt torn between being with her new baby and her two older boys in Caithness. 

Twins Astrid and Helena were also slightly premature, and we followed mum Eilidh's determined struggle to breastfeed them. The girls have just started primary one in Bun Sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhirnis and come home from school with a new song.

We also catch up with four-year-old Stuart in Lochinver as we recall the snowy day mum Sarah had to be airlifted to Raigmore when she went into labour at home.

A catch-up with some of the babies from previous series of Highland Midwives

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