{"id":19751,"date":"2025-01-10T06:47:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T07:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=19751"},"modified":"2025-01-10T14:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T14:25:27","slug":"i-woke-from-a-coma-to-find-my-baby-had-been-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=19751","title":{"rendered":"I woke from a coma to find my baby had been born"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A woman who was placed in an induced coma after experiencing severe pregnancy sickness has described waking to find her baby had been born.<\/p>\n

Atlanta McIntyre, 29, from Llantrisant in Rhondda Cynon Taf, had excessive nausea and vomiting during her pregnancy, known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During one episode of vomiting, Ms McIntyre choked and had to be put into an induced coma by doctors.<\/p>\n

When she regained consciousness, she discovered that her daughter had been delivered by caesarean section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I was very shocked and in disbelief,” said Ms McIntyre.<\/p>\n

“I remember telling all the nurses and my partner that they were lying to me about having had her.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sickness in pregnancy, often called morning sickness, is very common, with eight out of 10 pregnant women experiencing symptoms.<\/p>\n

But some pregnant women experience extreme vomiting and nausea, known as HG, which often needs hospital treatment.<\/p>\n

According to the NHS, HG affects about one to three in every 100 pregnant women.<\/p>\n

“My sickness started early on – from the second I knew I was pregnant, before I even took a test,” Ms McIntyre said.<\/p>\n

“Around about six weeks, the morning sickness really kicked in. Every morning, I was up being sick. Everything I ate, I was being sick.”<\/p>\n

The sickness became so severe that Ms McIntyre ended up needing repeated hospital treatment for dehydration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I couldn’t keep anything down. I couldn’t keep medication down or anything like that. <\/p>\n

“People kept telling me ‘It’ll get better after the first trimester’ so, after 12 weeks, it’ll get better. <\/p>\n

“I hit around 14 weeks, and it was still weirdly severe to the point that I couldn’t keep liquids down. <\/p>\n

“That’s when they diagnosed me with HG.<\/p>\n

“I was back and forth weekly, especially towards the end of my pregnancy, it was daily that I was back and forth to the hospital,” Ms McIntyre added.<\/p>\n

In February 2024, during her 29th week of pregnancy, Ms McIntyre started being sick while eating.<\/p>\n

“I basically choked on [the vomit] and it went straight onto my lungs,” said Ms McIntyre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms McIntyre became so ill that doctors at Prince Charles Hospital, in Merthyr Tydfil, had to put her into an induced coma on 19 February.<\/p>\n

“I was in that for a good 20 hours before they did a caesarean section,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Her [the baby’s] heart rate dropped drastically, and they said to my partner: ‘It’s time – we have to get her out now, otherwise she won’t make it’.”<\/p>\n

Ms McIntyre’s daughter, Poppy, was delivered prematurely at 29 weeks on 20 February, weighing 3lb (1.4kg).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The baby was transferred to Singleton Hospital in Swansea to be cared for.<\/p>\n

When Ms McIntyre awoke from her coma three days later, she described feeling terrified.<\/p>\n

“It was terrifying – not knowing whether [Poppy] was OK,” said Ms McIntyre.<\/p>\n

“She was intubated and ventilated at the time, and was in a completely different hospital to me.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms McIntyre’s partner had been visiting her during the daytime before heading to Singleton to spend time with their daughter in the evening.<\/p>\n

About 10 days after waking from her coma, Ms McIntyre met her daughter for the first time.<\/p>\n

“It was really scary for us, but it was amazing to see her and see how she had progressed just in those few days where I wasn’t around,” said Ms McIntyre. <\/p>\n

Now, at 10 months old, Poppy is living at home and doing well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is hyperemesis gravidarum (HG)?<\/h2>\n
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  • Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is different from morning sickness, which affects about 80% of pregnant women<\/li>\n
  • Morning sickness causes nausea and vomiting which usually improves by the 16th or 20th week of pregnancy<\/li>\n
  • By contrast, women with HG can vomit more than 50 times a day and feel constantly and severely nauseous, significantly interfering with their daily lives<\/li>\n
  • Complications of HG can include serious vitamin deficiency from the excessive vomiting, significant weight loss, dehydration and malnutrition, putting the health of both mother and baby at risk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Ms McIntyre hopes that by speaking about her experience of HG, she can encourage other pregnant women experiencing the condition to seek help.<\/p>\n

    “I would say to other women – it’s not normal to feel like this,” she said.<\/p>\n

    “Don’t be pushed aside and be told it’s just morning sickness… I was pretty much like the walking dead.<\/p>\n

    “I was dizzy, I was lethargic, I couldn’t lift my head up, I had constant headaches, I was constantly dehydrated.<\/p>\n

    “I couldn’t keep liquids down. Anything I smelt would set me off. I couldn’t eat greasy foods or anything like that. I could only eat bland food – rice, bread, ginger nut biscuits. That’s when it got really bad, when I couldn’t even keep that down.<\/p>\n

    “I did lose a lot of weight during my pregnancy. The fact that she was born three pounds amazes me.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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