A County Durham mum was shocked to discover her baby had suffered a stroke in the womb - now she is desperate to improve awareness of the risk.
Rebecca Merritt gave birth to baby Jacob at just 17. A traumatic birth was followed immediately by Jacob having seizures.
Jacob was delivered by Caesarean - and the doctors rapidly administered antibiotics and ran a plethora of blood tests. But Rebecca said the possibility of a stroke was not discussed. And it wasn't until months later that Rebecca, who is now 26, knew what her baby had been through - making him one of around 300 babies a year to suffer a perinatal stroke, which affects one in 2,300 live births.
