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UK doctors have attacked a "crazy double standard" in organ donation which they say causes babies' deaths.
Strict UK rules stop babies under two months old becoming organ donors, but do allow newborns' organs to be imported from Europe.
A report, published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, says bringing UK rules into line with Europe, Australia and the US would transform care.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is conducting a review.
Four children who have not had their first birthday are waiting for a heart transplant in the UK.
Tiny babies need tiny organs, but they can come only from very young organ donors.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26577996
Strict UK rules stop babies under two months old becoming organ donors, but do allow newborns' organs to be imported from Europe.
A report, published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, says bringing UK rules into line with Europe, Australia and the US would transform care.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is conducting a review.
Four children who have not had their first birthday are waiting for a heart transplant in the UK.
Tiny babies need tiny organs, but they can come only from very young organ donors.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26577996