Regional Winners of The North
Special Baby Care Unit, Furness General Hospital.
In August 2001, Emma O'Sullivan was 34 weeks pregnant when she was taken into Furness hospital to be monitored. The midwife and obstetrician told her that her baby's heart rate was dropping and she would have to undergo an emergency caesarean. Emma and her husband Ryan watched as their baby daughter, Erin was born and felt completely helpless when Dr Thorburn explained that Erin was very poorly with an extremely low haemoglobin level, high blood acidity and poorly functioning liver and kidneys. Her lungs also needed help. Over the next few days, Erin received 5 blood transfusions and over the next 3 weeks her health steadily improved.
Now, 3 years old, Erin has no lasting effects of the illnesses she had at birth. Emma says that " people are just amazed at her!" and "Thanks to the doctors and nurses, she was given the chance of survival and thanks to their care and expertise she was given the chance to be 'Our Maternity Miracle".
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