- Title: The Pulse 2
- Date: 3rd February 1994
- Summary: A LOOK AT WHY, ALL TOO OFTEN, RESEARCH FINDINGS FAIL TO CHANGE THE MEDICAL TREATMENT WE RECEIVE. JANE WATKINS HAD A BABY BY CAESAREAN SECTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPED A SERIOUS INFECTION. YET RESEARCH SHOWS A PREVENTIVE DOSE OF ANTIBIOTICS COULD HAVE AVERTED THIS PROBLEM. CLINICAL TRIALS ALSO CONCLUDE THAT STEROIDS GIVEN TO PREMATURE BABIES BORN BEFORE 34 WEEKS HELP MAKE LUNGS STRONGER AND DECREASE THE RISK OF DEATH AND HANDICAP. BUT IN SOME REGIONS, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN HALF RECEIVE THEM. SHAHNAZ PAKRAVAN PRESENTS FROM THE LIVERPOOL MATERNITY HOSPITAL, WHICH HAS AN EXEMPLARY RECORD OF EMPLOYING THE LATEST MEDICAL RESEARCH IN ITS DAY TO DAY TREATMENT OF MOTHERS AND BABIES. BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL.
- Description:Second series that investigates the Health Service,as experienced by patient and practioner.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Diverse Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 4
- Transmission Date:03/02/1994
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s