Health minister Ed Argar said some people "don't know what their situation is" and 75% of waiting lists are for diagnostics.
<p>A woman gave birth alone on the bathroom floor in just 30 minutes before her husband or paramedics to arrive - and the ordeal was captured on her Ring camera.</p><p>Gabriela Perez, 30, was surprised when she woke up experiencing contractions on 15th January 2022 and realised her unborn baby wasn’t wasting anytime in arriving. </p><p>Her husband, Miguel Perez, 34, a warehouse manager, was unable to get home in time as he was at work and so he advised Gabriela to call the paramedics. </p><p>But 20 minutes after her contractions started, Gabriela’s water broke, and her contractions were becoming very painful and much closer together. </p><p>Gabriela couldn’t hold on any longer and gave birth to her little girl, Aurora Isabella, on the bathroom floor, while on the phone to 911. </p><p>Minutes after Aurora was born, weighing 7lbs 3oz, the couple's home security camera caught paramedics rushing in to wrap the newborn up in a blanket and tend to Gabriela, who was losing blood. </p><p>The mum-of-six was taken to Javon Bea Hospital, Belvidere, US, to be checked over before she was able to return home the same day with Aurora. </p><p>Gabriela, a part-time shop assistant, from Belvidere, US, said: “It all happened so quickly but it was such an amazing experience. </p><p>“I wasn’t expecting it as doctors had checked me over just a few days before and said she still wasn’t on the way. </p><p>“I woke up with contractions and my waters had broken after 20 minutes, 10 minutes later she was born. </p><p>“I couldn’t believe it. </p><p>“Miguel thought the paramedics would make it to me in time, but I was OK. </p><p>“Doing it alone was an incredible experience.” </p><p>Gabriela was 40 weeks pregnant when she started to experience contractions at 8am on 15th January 2022. </p><p>She had been told by doctors that her daughter still wasn’t on the way and had been scheduled to be induced on 17th January if her little one hadn't arrived by then. </p><p>“It didn’t seem like she was coming and there were no signs of labour,” Gabriela said. </p><p>“I was shocked when the contractions started, and my husband was already at work. </p><p>“The contractions quickly got worse, and my waters broke at 8.20am. </p><p>“I realised she was coming imminently. </p><p>“Miguel told me to ring 911 and I had them on the phone, but I just couldn’t hold her in anymore. </p><p>“I was scared, and I didn’t really know what to do. </p><p>“I pushed and she was suddenly out and on the floor.” </p><p>Minutes later, paramedics rushed in and took over to look after Aurora and Gabriela. </p><p>Gabriela was taken to Javon Bea Hospital, Belvidere, as she was losing blood. </p><p>“They just got the bleeding under control and the two of us could come home again that day,” she said. </p><p>“Miguel thought the ambulance would have got there in time, so I think he feels bad that I had to do it alone. </p><p>“But it was a magical and scary experience, and I realised my Ring camera captured it all, so I have her birth to look back on.” </p><p>Aurora, now six months old, is settling in well with her brothers and sisters - Miguel, 10, Valerie, nine, Edan, six, Elizabeth, four, and Adrian, two. </p><p>“She’s doing really well and growing fast,” Gabriela said. </p><p>“It was an emotional and crazy experience, but I wouldn’t change anything.”</p>
PoliNations urban oasis will focus on city’s stories of migration using vibrancy of plants as a metaphor
Former Pop Idol contestant and theatre star Darius Campbell Danesh has been found dead in his US apartment at the age of 41, his family announced.
Home Secretary’s migrant crisis plan was always destined to fail, critics say
Malaysia’s top court has ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to begin his final appeal after rejecting his request to throw out his graft conviction and 12-year sentence over potential judicial bias
Police allegedly threatened to confiscate his passport for three days
Monument taken down in city of Narva, while Finland says it will cuts tourist visas for Russians by 90%
New vaccine is a ‘sharpened tool in our armoury’ to fight against Covid, says Dr June Raine, chief for the UK medicines regulator
All you need to know about the heavyweight title rematch in Saudi Arabia
‘That’s what the piece is all about – how inviting that money is and how it could be taken away from you’
Red Bull driver Perez was linked with a seat at Mercedes while Hamilton was rumoured to be considering retirement
The ex-Manchester United star has been giving evidence in his defence for the first time.
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has secured its supply of salt for gritting winter road for the next four years.
The ex-Manchester United star has been giving evidence in his defence for the first time.
North Korea and the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine will develop "equally beneficial bilateral cooperation", Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin said in a letter to Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday. In July, North Korea recognised the Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republics (LPR) in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, as independent states. The move made North Korea only the third country after Russia and Syria to recognise the two breakaway entities.
Most train services will be axed on two days this week amid further rail strikes.
XANDER Wardlaw is aiming to make an impact in the UK after travelling from Down Under to join Oxford City Stars.
More than half a million people in Northern Ireland tuned into watch the interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
A teenager has appeared in court accused of burgling a caravan at The Highwayman Hotel.
A fundraiser for a statue of Freya, a walrus that was euthanized in Oslo, Norway, on Sunday, August 14, after gaining international fame, had gathered more than 12,000 NOK (approximately $1,238) by Monday, August 15.Freya the Walrus had become an unlikely local and international celebrity on the Oslo Fjord where she was spotted in July and August.However, the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries said on Sunday that it had euthanized the animal due to a danger to human life.The Directorate said the decision was made based on several dangerous situations caused by the public coming too near the walrus.A fundraiser has been set up in order to raise money for a statue in memory of Freya. Any excess funds will go to the WWF. The fundraiser had collected more than 12,000 NOK (1,238 USD) by Monday.Footage from Frognerkilen in Oslo shows Freya laying on a small boat on July 19. Credit: @bianchalj via Storyful
Yahoo News