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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tom Campbell

Yorkshire mother gives birth in coma after suddenly speaking with American accent

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A seemingly healthy mother from Yorkshire who suddenly started speaking with an American accent was forced to give birth in a coma.

Becky Prout, 31, missed the special moment her daughter Maya was born and now struggles to recognise her baby due to the illness – an autoimmune disorder called anti-NMDAR encephalitis.

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