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Connor Lynch

Northern Irish doctor required double lung transplant following premature birth

A Northern Irish doctor needed a double lung transplant due to complications after the premature birth of her daughter.

Doctor Catherine McCarroll gave birth to her daughter Eve prematurely at 34 weeks in the Ulster Hospital, but due to an existing lung condition started to develop breathing issues afterwards.

Urgently needing a double lung transplant she was transferred to a hospital in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in England where she underwent life-saving surgery.

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