'My baby died in case doctors had never seen before - simple NHS test could save lives'

Huxley Birchnall was born with a very rare heart condition (Image: Aimee and Luke Birchnall) Parents of a baby who died at three days old are calling for a simple test which detected issues with their child to be made standard across the NHS . And they are urging new mums and dads to insist their newborns are given the pulse oximetry test at four hours old. The check, which measures the amount of oxygen in a person’s blood, showed that Huxley Birchnall’s oxygen levels were a bit lower than normal.

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It was so rare that cardiologists at the hospital where he was born in Leicestershire had never seen a case before. READ MORE This quick sol.