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| Baby born size of mum's hand fronts £2m hospital appeal | Baby born size of mum's hand fronts £2m hospital appeal |
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| A baby who was the size of his mother's hand when he was born is the face of a £2m charity appeal launched for critical care ambulances. | A baby who was the size of his mother's hand when he was born is the face of a £2m charity appeal launched for critical care ambulances. |
| Arlo Watson, from Broseley, Shropshire, was born at 25 weeks weighing 1.6lb. | Arlo Watson, from Broseley, Shropshire, was born at 25 weeks weighing 1.6lb. |
| The eight-month-old fronts Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity's new Critical Journeys Appeal to kit out the four vehicles. | The eight-month-old fronts Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity's new Critical Journeys Appeal to kit out the four vehicles. |
| His mother Laura said Arlo "wouldn't be here" were it not for the care of paramedics and doctors. | His mother Laura said Arlo "wouldn't be here" were it not for the care of paramedics and doctors. |
| The appeal will raise money to kit out four critical care ambulances with the latest life-saving medical equipment for the Kids Intensive Care and Decision Support (KIDS) Service and Neonatal Transfer Service (NTS), hosted at the hospital. | |
| The service moves over 2,000 seriously ill babies and children from one hospital to another in the West Midlands each year. | The service moves over 2,000 seriously ill babies and children from one hospital to another in the West Midlands each year. |
| Since his birth, Arlo has been transferred eight times by the team. He spent 200 days in hospital and returned home fully five weeks ago. | |
| His mother Laura said: "Arlo's situation has at times been critical and has involved multiple transfers from one hospital to another in the West Midlands. | |
| "I cannot put into words what they mean to us, but we will be grateful to them for the rest of our lives." | "I cannot put into words what they mean to us, but we will be grateful to them for the rest of our lives." |
| She while Arlo continues to receive oxygen, he is "doing great" and it is hoped he will be off the oxygen shortly after Christmas. | |
| Kitting out the fleet will remove the need to share equipment between ambulances, with the service able to respond to simultaneous demands and increase response time, the hospital said. | Kitting out the fleet will remove the need to share equipment between ambulances, with the service able to respond to simultaneous demands and increase response time, the hospital said. |