Family's heartbreak as first-time mum, 19, and her newborn baby die just hours apart

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A 'healthy' pregnant first-time mum and her newborn baby tragically died just hours apart. Mellodie-Ocean Jarman, 19, reported feeling faint and dizzy while on her way to a routine pregnancy scan on January 31.

Following her complaints, she was informed by a doctor that she was 'low on iron'. She was sent home from the clinic with medication and antibiotics.

The following day at home in Atherton, Greater Manchester, Mellodie complained she was having difficulties breathing and struggling to see.

She was rushed to the Royal Bolton Hospital as paramedics desperately tried to revive her by performing CPR. There, in the early hours of Sunday (February 2) an emergency C-section was carried out, and Mellodie gave birth to Athena-Pearl seven weeks premature.