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Mother wakes from 19-day coma after losing twin girls | Mother wakes from 19-day coma after losing twin girls |
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A woman from Birmingham has come round from a coma 19 days after prematurely giving birth to twins who later died. | |
Jocelyn Bennett was 32 weeks pregnant when she called an ambulance to her home in Pleck House on 29 October because she was suffering severe pains. | Jocelyn Bennett was 32 weeks pregnant when she called an ambulance to her home in Pleck House on 29 October because she was suffering severe pains. |
Emergency crews were unable to access the flats and had to call the police. | Emergency crews were unable to access the flats and had to call the police. |
Ms Bennett's father, Joe, said he had not yet told his daughter about the death of her girls but was prepared to if she asked. | Ms Bennett's father, Joe, said he had not yet told his daughter about the death of her girls but was prepared to if she asked. |
'I love you' | 'I love you' |
He said the family feared the worst on Friday when she began shaking and her temperature went up but she later showed signs of waking over the weekend. | He said the family feared the worst on Friday when she began shaking and her temperature went up but she later showed signs of waking over the weekend. |
"We went to see her yesterday and she was lying there peacefully and we spoke to her and she opened her eyes," he said. | "We went to see her yesterday and she was lying there peacefully and we spoke to her and she opened her eyes," he said. |
Mr Bennett said his 27-year-old daughter was still unable to speak and communicated using letters picked from a board. | Mr Bennett said his 27-year-old daughter was still unable to speak and communicated using letters picked from a board. |
"The first thing she said was 'I love you'. Everybody started crying," he added. | "The first thing she said was 'I love you'. Everybody started crying," he added. |
Paramedics arrived at 05:51 GMT but called police at 06:03 as they could not get into the building. | Paramedics arrived at 05:51 GMT but called police at 06:03 as they could not get into the building. |
Officers arrived seven minutes later enabling them to get inside and up to the third floor to help Ms Bennett. | Officers arrived seven minutes later enabling them to get inside and up to the third floor to help Ms Bennett. |
Her twins were delivered by emergency Caesarean in hospital, but later died suffering brain damage through lack of oxygen. | Her twins were delivered by emergency Caesarean in hospital, but later died suffering brain damage through lack of oxygen. |
Mr Bennett said his daughter lost two litres of blood and her heart stopped for about 10 minutes. | Mr Bennett said his daughter lost two litres of blood and her heart stopped for about 10 minutes. |
When he visited his daughter in hospital on Monday, Mr Bennett said she tapped out: "What went wrong?" | When he visited his daughter in hospital on Monday, Mr Bennett said she tapped out: "What went wrong?" |
He said he "skated round" the details a bit to spare her until she was stronger. | He said he "skated round" the details a bit to spare her until she was stronger. |
The twin girls were christened Rose and Melody before their deaths at Birmingham Women's Hospital. | The twin girls were christened Rose and Melody before their deaths at Birmingham Women's Hospital. |
"If she asks, I'll make sure nurses are around in case something happens and I'll sit down and I'll gently tell her what's happened," Mr Bennett said. | "If she asks, I'll make sure nurses are around in case something happens and I'll sit down and I'll gently tell her what's happened," Mr Bennett said. |
He described his daughter's condition now as stable but that she had "a long way to go". | He described his daughter's condition now as stable but that she had "a long way to go". |
He said that she is having dialysis for her kidneys, one of her lungs is infected and she has a tube in her throat to help her breathe. | He said that she is having dialysis for her kidneys, one of her lungs is infected and she has a tube in her throat to help her breathe. |
Birmingham City Council said it was investigating what happened and there were systems in place to provide emergency access to blocks of flats for emergency crews. | Birmingham City Council said it was investigating what happened and there were systems in place to provide emergency access to blocks of flats for emergency crews. |
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