A mum in hospital with her premature baby has spoken of her heartache at being stuck 100 miles away from her family and two-year-old son.
Jessica Williams welcomed her daughter Poppy Branighan at just 23 weeks, weighing a tiny 1lb 4oz, Teesside Live reports. The 24-year-old gave birth at Sheffield Teaching Hospital due to a lack of facilities at hospitals closer to her home in Teesside.
She has spent the last six weeks alone with her baby girl, who has suffered several health complications since her early arrival.She said Poppy had a bleed on the brain, a hole in her heart and has underwent surgery on her bowels.
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