Parents delay rushing kids to hospital due to lack of care for siblings — study
STUFF A study found childcare and transport issues are key reasons why rural and Māori children do not get to hospital sooner when they have appendicitis. Rural and Māori children are more likely to suffer from severe appendicitis than urban and non-Māori kids, research has found. The study, the first of its kind in New Zealand, found parents delay rushing their children to hospital due to the need to arrange childcare for siblings, as well as transport issues. The study was undertaken by 54 junior doctors in 14 hospitals across the country, and the results will be presented on Thursday ...
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