28/10/2025
Parents, the single most powerful clinical tool in the room is your instinct, and it’s time for healthcare professionals to start treating it as such.
That gut feeling you get when something feels off isn’t guesswork. It’s data.
And it’s backed by evidence.
When a parent answered yes to the question, “Are you worried your child is getting worse?”, that child was four times more likely to end up in ICU.
Let that sink in.
Parental concern was more strongly associated with critical illness than any single abnormal vital sign: heart rate, breathing rate, or blood pressure. Yet too often, parents are dismissed as anxious, emotional, or overreactive.
Their instincts are brushed aside until it’s too late.
To the healthcare professionals who are there for the right reasons, who deeply care, please understand: parental intuition must become part of your assessment. It is not background noise. It is an early warning sign.
And to the parents
At Tiny Hearts, we stand with you.
We are the voice in your head when you need strength the most.
When you face an emergency, or when you are being dismissed.
We exist for you.
We will fight your fights and give you the knowledge, confidence, and courage to protect your little one.
Because your gut isn’t guessing.
It’s guiding ❤️
