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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Westpac chopper brought hope to baby Henry's parents in desperate hour

Baby Henry was air-lifted from John Hunter Hospital to Westmead Children's Hospital after serious complications at birth. Picture supplied

WHEN Michelle and Nick heard that their sick newborn son Henry would not survive the ambulance transfer from John Hunter Hospital to Westmead Children's Hospital, the mention of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service brought them "tears of hope".

Henry, born last June, required 17 minutes of CPR at birth to stabilise his heart rate and breathing, before tests showed he had a congenital diaphragmatic hernia - meaning some of his organs were moving upwards into the cavity under his heart.

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