At her twelve week scan, Georgie was told there was a problem with her baby's heart. The tests that followed gave her daughter a one to two percent chance of surviving the pregnancy.
Georgie is a mum of two from London who shares her first birth story. Her pregnancy started with severe nausea that kept her housebound for weeks. Then at her twelve week scan, everything changed when the sonographer found signs of a heart condition. What followed was months of uncertainty, scans and waiting.
The turning point came when specialists confirmed her daughter had a rare heart condition with a devastating survival statistic. Georgie and her husband made the decision to continue the pregnancy, taking each day as it came. Her daughter defied the odds, was born through a long and difficult induction, and had open heart surgery at just seven days old. Today she is a happy, healthy toddler.
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This episode is for anyone who has been told something might be wrong with their baby and does not know how to carry that uncertainty. Georgie's story is proof that you can hold onto hope even in the hardest of circumstances.
The stories shared on British Birthing Stories are real, personal experiences from real women. I am not a medical professional and this podcast is not a substitute for medical advice. Every pregnancy and birth is different, and I always encourage you to speak to your midwife or doctor about your own individual care.
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