'I was so sick during my pregnancy that I gave birth while in a coma'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Initially, Atlanta McIntyre assumed she was experiencing typical morning sickness during her second pregnancy. However, as the 29-year-old continued to vomit "constantly", she realised something was amiss.

It turned out that Atlanta had developed hyperemesis gravidarum - a severe form of morning sickness causing frequent vomiting and potential pregnancy complications.

She vomited so much that doctors informed her it had entered her lungs, leading to pneumonia. Her condition eventually became so severe that she was placed in an induced coma, and her baby daughter, Poppy, was delivered urgently while she remained unconscious.

Atlanta, who described her pregnancy as traumatic and is still recovering, now wants to share her experience to help other parents recognise early signs of extreme sickness during pregnancy. "I want to speak about it because I do feel that during my pregnancy it was brushed off as just morning sickness," she said. "It started quite normally." "Smells would set me off but it progressed further and further to the point where after eight weeks it was every meal and after 14 weeks it was liquid.