A Scots baby with a rare genetic condition has had pioneering transplant surgery to save her life after she was born weighing just 1lb and 14oz. Little Aria Leigh Foreman was born at 27 weeks on November 19, 2021, when mum Kayleigh Coyle was rushed in for an emergency C-section.
The 27-year-old school worker, from Glasgow, attended hospital when she noticed less movement and was asked to come back the following day for a growth scan. Kayleigh was rushed in for surgery after medics made a "30 second crash call” when they realised her baby's heart rate was drastically low.
Aria was brought into the world just one hour later but she was taken to the neonatal intensive care unit at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow, where she spent three months of her life before being transferred to the QEUH.
