Woman lies upside down for three months to avoid miscarriage

[super jumbe]

Mrs Kelly, 29, suffered from a weak cervix and was warned at five months into the pregnancy that she was at high risk of losing another baby.

She agreed to spend 24 hours a day on a hospital bed which was tilted skywards to lift her feet above her head and reduce pressure on her cervix.

Under the supervision of Professor Siobhan Quenby, a world-expert on recurrent miscarriages, she ate, read and watched television in the position, only leaving her bed to visit the toilet.

She gave birth to Amelia, weighing 4lbs 15ozs, six weeks prematurely by emergency caesarean after her waters broke in late August. The baby spent two weeks in an incubator in intensive care before being allowed home.



An absolutely wonderful story.

a beautiful baby girl after 3 months upside down

Best wishes, best of health, and a long life to mother and baby

[gopher7]

Great story for this time of year.

[Meat-Head]

Great story for this time of year.

No - that means the double expense of birthday and xmas at same time of year

Why did she not use gaffa tape?

[GastonJ]

All good things, however she could also have spent the time in Australia.

generally, and I know this from experience, it means that people go with "oh I'll include your birthday present at Christmas...." I'm about to shock one of the kids who did with "I'm including your Christmas present with your birthday" and see the result - her birthday is in October.

[Lainie]

awe bless isnt that lovely. good luck to them both.