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Louisa Gregson & Nisha Mal

Mum opens up about little baby girl with a mechanical heart

When Savana Bell gave birth to her beautiful baby girl her world felt complete. Little Leyla was born 15 days late by emergency caesarean section.

Leyla had some irregular breathing because Savana temperature had spiked during labour which meant they had both caught an infection, the Manchester Evening News reports. She was taken to the new-born intensive care unit, given four hours of oxygen, fed via tube for 48 hours and given five days of intravenous antibiotics before they could finally both go home.

Despite this shaky start, little Leyla thrived as a happy content baby, described by the health visitor as the most alert baby she has seen in years.

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