A mum was petrified she would die after being diagnosed with a serious pregnancy complication.
Lucy Varley thought she was on her period when she started suffering from stomach pains and excessive bleeding. But in the space of a few weeks, Lucy discovered she was actually 20 weeks pregnant with a baby girl.
She was soon sent for a scan at Whiston Hospital, which revealed the real cause of her bleeding was down to a high-risk pregnancy condition called Placenta Praevia. Here MEN reporter Lucy shares in her own words how she feared she would never get to meet her new born baby due to the condition, which left her fighting for her life.
