A baby, a pandemic – and the final year of a nursing degree
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A baby, a pandemic – and the final year of a nursing degree

Alex Richardson Third-year mental health nursing student, Canterbury Christ Church University
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Born during lockdown, baby Freddie is helping one nursing student to learn the art of balancing study and family life

On 6 December at 10.36pm, my wife Fran and I welcomed our beautiful baby boy into the world. Freddie Charles Jude Richardson arrived open-eyed and full of energy. Seeing my son for the first time filled me with love; we had waited three years for this little miracle, and everything changed the moment I saw his face.

Nursing Standard. 36, 3, 29-29. doi: 10.7748/ns.36.3.29.s17

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03 March 2021 / Vol 36 issue 3

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