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Baby joy for woman left 'heartbroken' by hospital after miscarriage | Baby joy for woman left 'heartbroken' by hospital after miscarriage |
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A woman who "lost faith" in her hospital because of the way she was treated when she miscarried has spoken of her joy at giving birth. | A woman who "lost faith" in her hospital because of the way she was treated when she miscarried has spoken of her joy at giving birth. |
Emily Daft said she was left to miscarry at home in January 2018 after Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre refused to see her. | |
The QMC apologised to Mrs Daft, who has health issues and had miscarried before, for causing distress. | The QMC apologised to Mrs Daft, who has health issues and had miscarried before, for causing distress. |
She had a baby girl at Nottingham City Hospital on 17 December. | She had a baby girl at Nottingham City Hospital on 17 December. |
Mrs Daft, 25, said Ayla Grace has been "a dream baby" and only wakes up in the night for feeds. | Mrs Daft, 25, said Ayla Grace has been "a dream baby" and only wakes up in the night for feeds. |
She said they never thought they would have her. | She said they never thought they would have her. |
"We can't get our heads around it. It feels like we are on top of the world. I don't think it has sunk in that she is ours," she said. | |
She and husband Adam, 27, had been trying for a baby for five years, a period that included an earlier miscarriage, a fight for IVF, as well as the miscarriage she suffered after the QMC told her to go home. | She and husband Adam, 27, had been trying for a baby for five years, a period that included an earlier miscarriage, a fight for IVF, as well as the miscarriage she suffered after the QMC told her to go home. |
After Mrs Daft, from Sandiacre, Derbyshire, told her story, it prompted many other women to share their own experiences. | After Mrs Daft, from Sandiacre, Derbyshire, told her story, it prompted many other women to share their own experiences. |
Following her last miscarriage, Mrs Daft started IVF treatment at private clinic Nurture Fertility in March. | Following her last miscarriage, Mrs Daft started IVF treatment at private clinic Nurture Fertility in March. |
She said the IVF doctor worked out that a blood clotting and autoimmune disorder might have caused her miscarriages and put her on blood thinning medication and steroids. She went on to have a successful pregnancy. | She said the IVF doctor worked out that a blood clotting and autoimmune disorder might have caused her miscarriages and put her on blood thinning medication and steroids. She went on to have a successful pregnancy. |
"Without him, we would not be here," she said. | |
Despite successfully falling pregnant, because of Mrs Daft's previous experience, she felt anxious right up to her due date. | |
"Up to the 24th week, I was throwing up before every appointment," she said. | |
She was transferred to Nottingham City Hospital after her ninth week, where she said the care she received was "fantastic". | She was transferred to Nottingham City Hospital after her ninth week, where she said the care she received was "fantastic". |
Mrs Daft left hospital with her baby on 21 December. | Mrs Daft left hospital with her baby on 21 December. |
She said: "It has been such a long journey. It has been completely worthwhile, everything we went through. To finally be here is the most wonderful feeling. | She said: "It has been such a long journey. It has been completely worthwhile, everything we went through. To finally be here is the most wonderful feeling. |
"I would love for people who are going through what we went through to know it is worth the fight." | "I would love for people who are going through what we went through to know it is worth the fight." |
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