Manchester teacher critically ill in Dubai after baby dies at 30 weeks

Mixed · 2Zoey Campbell-Lowndes, a teacher from Manchester, is fighting for her life in a Dubai hospital after her baby boy died when she was 30 weeks pregnant. 1 2 Mixed · 2She had a Caesarean section, and her family say her health then deteriorated significantly. The Daily Mail describes the operation as an emergency C-section and says she and her partner Kevin were told the baby had died before the surgery. 1 2 Mixed · 2According to the family's GoFundMe appeal, she spent three days in intensive care and is in an induced coma. Her liver and kidneys are failing, she has had two episodes of internal bleeding, and she has needed blood transfusions and dialysis. The family describe her condition as extremely serious. 1 2

Mixed · 2Her family say a birth insurance plan covers the baby but not the treatment she now needs. The Mirror says it does not cover medical emergencies involving the mother, and the Mail says it covered emergency care involving the baby. 1 2 Left · 1The Mirror, citing the Manchester Evening News, says the cost of her care has already exceeded £100,000 and the family describe the financial strain as "overwhelming". More than 1,500 people had given nearly £80,000 when the Mirror published. 1 Right · 1By the early hours of Thursday, the Mail reports, the appeal had passed its £100,000 target, with some 2,000 donors. 2

Mixed · 2The family say they are grieving the loss of "a precious little boy" while hoping Zoey will pull through. They say they want to give her "every possible chance to recover and come home to the people who love her". The accounts come from the family's appeal and secondary reports, and neither article cites a statement from the hospital. 1 2