Anti-abortion mum who released picture of dying 24-week baby finally has healthy child

 

An anti-abortion campaigner who published photos of her dying baby born at the 24-week abortion limit has finally fulfilled her dream of becoming a mum - after duping her body into delaying labour.

Emily Caines, 26, was given the devastating news that any child she conceived was unlikely to survive. After losing two babies due to premature births, doctors said her cervix was so short it would be a miracle if her womb could hold on to the baby long enough.

But, throughout her third pregnancy, doctors went to extraordinary lengths to ensure her baby would survive. And, after 'tricking' her body to prevent another early labour, Emily has finally given birth to healthy baby boy Lennox.

 

Last year, Emily made headlines when she delivered her tiny daughter Adelaide at 24 weeks, who tragically lived for just one hour. Despite her overwhelming grief, Emily allowed a photograph showing Adelaide struggling for life to be published, because she felt so strongly that abortions should not be carried out on babies of a similar age.

Other babies born so prematurely have survived, which she believed made ‘a mockery’ of the law allowing abortions until the start of the 24th week of pregnancy, despite recent advances in neonatal care.

Emily and husband

Emily lost her first baby Isabelle in 2011, when she was born at 23 weeks. But, thanks to medics at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, the result this time has been triumph instead of tragedy.

...DailyMirror