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Miracle Maddie: Baby Survives Near-Fatal Collapse
5 Apr
Summary
- Newborn Madeline suffered a critical unexpected collapse hours after birth.
- She was diagnosed with a severe life-threatening disorder, PPHN.
- Madeline's family organized charity events to support hospitals.
Hours after her birth at Glangwili Hospital on April 26 last year, Madeline Davies suffered a critical and unexpected collapse. Initially deemed healthy, her condition rapidly deteriorated, prompting her transfer to Singleton Hospital in Swansea. There, her parents learned she had been diagnosed with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), a severe and life-threatening disorder.
Facing a dire prognosis, Madeline was flown by air ambulance to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London on April 28, when she was just two days old. She remained there for 10 days, undergoing stabilization. During this period, her mother, Zoe Davies, also required urgent medical treatment for sepsis in London.
Following her transfer back to Singleton Hospital, Madeline spent an additional four weeks in intensive care. Against significant odds, she was discharged on June 3, after enduring multiple hospital admissions and procedures. Now approaching her first birthday, Madeline is described as "Miracle Maddie" by her family, who are organizing charity events to support the hospitals that saved her life.
