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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Mei-Yu Stafford

Baby born 12 weeks early ‘saved mother’s life’ when delivery revealed tumour

Harriet Elsdon/ SWNS

A newborn baby saved her mum’s life after arriving 12 weeks early when she helped doctors discover a cancerous tumour.

Harriet Elsdon, 32, was told by medics that it “might have been too late” if she had given birth on her planned due date.

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