A mum gave birth blindfolded because she was convinced her baby would be stillborn after her waters broke at 22 weeks - and has been so traumatised by the experience that she will never have another child. Emma Roberts, 39, suffered from an incompetent cervix - meaning that she had dilated too early - and was on bed rest when she went into labour at 24 weeks.
Both mum and baby developed sepsis, and with her son's life in danger, she said she knew she would "break" if she saw him dead. To get through the quick labour, she chose to wear a blindfold from the moment doctors told her to push.
She also kept the makeshift blindfold - made from a rolled up t-shirt - on for 30 more minutes while doctors worked on baby Jude Lami after he was born alive. Supported by her husband James Lami, 41, who owns a ductwork company, and her mother-in-law, she even put her fingers in her ears so she couldn't hear the worried exchanges between medics.
