Couple 'stranded' with newborn after flying 4,000 miles to give birth on a beach
dailyrecord.co.ukA woman who flew 4,000 miles across the world to give birth on a beach is now stranded with her four-month-old baby. Iuliia Gurzhii, 38, and husband, Clive, 51, say they "feel like prisoners" after becoming stuck on the coast of Grenada.
The couple have been unable to register the newborn's birth or apply for a passport. As reported by the Mirror, they left Tameside in Greater Manchester and travelled to Rodney Bay in St Lucia so Iuliia could fulfil her dream of the most "natural" birth on a beach there.
But her waters broke at sea - and baby Louisa was born on April 23, 2023. Ever since, they have been in a battle against bureaucracy to get her home.To make matters worse, their eight-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, remains at home in the UK because they couldn't get her passport renewed.
Initially, they were told by a hospital they couldn't register their baby's birth because she was more than 24 hours old. Then, an immigration office said they needed proof the baby was theirs, before a passport office said they couldn't help because the couple had no proof of where Louisa was born.
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