SINGLE WOMAN GRANTED NHS IVF HAS BABY AFTER 3 MISCARRIAGES
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages. Claire Dodd, 41, from Manchester, was left infertile aged 21 after having her fallopian tubes and ovaries removed due to cysts. After years of IVF waiting lists and failed adoption attempts, Claire applied for a grant from Salford Primary Care Trust and won two fully funded IVF cycles as a single person. Now the new mum has just celebrated her daughter, Amberley’s first birthday after waiting 20 years to become a parent.
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PUPPY LOVE: DOGS GET MARRIED IN $10,000 CEREMONY
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MYSTERY OF THE CROOKED COTTAGE
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SNOWHERE TO HIDE MY NUTS! RARE RED SQUIRRELS FROLIC IN THE SNOW
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CROCODILE CAVE DIVING PENSIONER
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BABY GIVEN THREE PER CENT CHANCE OF LIFE COMES HOME FOR FIRST TIME
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BEAUTIFUL BRITISH LANDSCAPES
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OWLS PLAY TUG-OF-WAR
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
AMAZING ROBOTIC SCULPTURES
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