Having a baby is a world-changing moment - even when things go smoothly.
So when Maria Campos and her husband Florin Kecani found out they were expecting a baby in 2019, it was an exciting moment.
But things started to feel wrong when Maria realised she could no longer feel the baby moving - prompting fears that something was seriously wrong.
She then gave birth to her daughter Amelia when she was just 33-weeks pregnant via C-section as doctors were concerned, reports BlackCountryLive.
But the stress of delivery meant Maria, who lives in Birmingham but is from Spain, was left unable to speak English due to the trauma.
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She originally visited the hospital at 20-weeks but was sent home, with medics advising it was normal to have little movement before 28-weeks.
The 32-year-old said: "She was growing normally but I couldn't feel her kicking that much. It was put down to the placenta placement but now I think it was her low-muscle tone due to her condition.
"I went to A&E again at 20 weeks because I couldn't feel her but I was sent home as they said it was normal to have low movement before 28 weeks. The only time I felt Amelia was when she had hiccups but I never felt kicks or pushes like other mums.
"I went to Spain and when I came back at around 30 weeks I had back pain. I went to hospital again so I was put on to a monitor to watch how Amelia was moving.
"They couldn't understand why I couldn't feel her and said she was OK. I was told I had an increase in fluid."
Maria was admitted to the hospital at 30-weeks pregnant before doctors scheduled a C-section to deliver Amelia at 33-weeks due to her lack of movement.
Because tiny Amelia was so premature, doctors were transferred to another hospital equipped to deal with their medical needs.
"When she was born she was really purple," Maria said. "They gave her oxygen and she needed a tube down her throat.
"I wasn't able to speak in English - my English was gone - because it was so stressful. There just wasn't space in my head."
Three weeks after she was born, Amelia was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome - a genetic condition that causes weak muscles and slow development.
The syndrome is very rare and is thought to affect one in 10,000 people worldwide.
Now two, Amelia can stand with aid and has started to crawl. The couple have spent thousands on private treatment including aqua and speech therapy.
Maria has now launched a GoFundMe page to help cover the cost of therapies.
A spokesperson for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust said: "We aim to provide the best possible care for our patients, and we want to ensure that any worries, anxieties or concerns are heard and addressed in the best interests of the families we care for, so we encourage Mrs Campos to share her concerns formally with her clinical team, or with patient relations directly."
