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Ross Dunn

Terrified mum-of-four suffers flashbacks after being put on Covid ventilator while heavily pregnant

An Ayrshire mum-of-four suffered nightmares and flashbacks after medics saved her life while she was heavily pregnant.

Mechelle Smith caught Covid when she was seven months pregnant and was rushed to ICU after she became seriously unwell with pneumonia, pleurisy, blood clots and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

The 36-year-old Kilmarnock woman was put on a ventilator and doctors told her she'd need to undergo an emergency caesarean section to save her son's life.

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