A mother was left paralysed and nearly died after she suffered a stroke while 29 weeks pregnant.
Claire Winnett was enjoying a normal pregnancy until her arm started shaking uncontrollably on September 6.
The 24-year-old was rushed to hospital, where medics discovered her pre-eclampsia triggered a bleed on her brain.
Miss Winnett was forced to give birth via C-section, with her daughter Sienna being born at 29 weeks, weighing just 2lb 4oz.
The new mother was then immediately rushed to surgery where doctors tried to relieve pressure in her brain.
Although the operation was a success, Miss Winnett spent 10 days in an induced coma recovering, only to wake to find herself paralysed, which is a common side effect of stroke.
After two months in hospital Miss Winnett was finally allowed to take her daughter home on November 9, but is still confined to a wheelchair.
Claire Winnett was left paralysed and nearly died after she suffered a stroke at 29 weeks pregnant. She is pictured holding her daughter Sienna for the first time when the newborn was 12 days old. Miss Winnett was put in an induced coma for 10 days immediately after the birth
Miss Winnett's partner Adam Jones, 30, called 999 when she suddenly developed a shaking arm at home.
She was rushed to Doncaster Royal Infirmary, where an MRI revealed a bleed on her brain.
Miss Winnett was then transferred to Sheffield's Royal Hallamshire Hospital, where doctors discovered she also had deep vein thrombosis and a blood clot.
Medics then broke the news she would have to have a C-section the following day.
'I felt like my world had come crashing down when I realised I had a stroke,' Miss Winnett said. 'I just couldn't believe it.
'The doctor said I could have died but before they could operate they wanted to save the baby.'
Miss Winnett was therefore forced to have a C-section on September 7.
'She was all weak and floppy when she was born,' she said. 'She was tiny. It was horrible for us. We had no idea what to do and how it would turn out.'
Sienna was immediately handed over to her father, while Miss Winnett was taken to surgery.
While Miss Winnett was put in an induced coma, Sienna spent the next five weeks in neonatal intensive care.
The ordeal of nearly losing his partner and newborn daughter took its toll on Mr Jones.
'It was absolutely horrible for me,' he said. 'I didn't know what to think or how to feel.
'I honestly didn't think Claire would make it. They told me she might not make it through the surgery. I had to pray for Claire.'
However, both mother and daughter managed to pull through.
'They said we were both lucky to survive,' Miss Winnett said.
'It's so rare for this to happen during pregnancy.'
'I was absolutely over the moon when I saw them both for the first time,' Mr Jones said.
'I broke down when I saw Claire.
'She was covered in blood and bandages. It was awful to see.'
Miss Winnett was barely able to move when she came around from her coma and only got to hold Sienna for the first time when she was 12 days old, with doctors laying the newborn on her chest.
Pre-eclampsia is defined as the onset of high blood pressure with proteinuria during pregnancy.
Proteinuria describes abnormal levels of proteins in the urine, which indicates kidney damage.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure can trigger a stroke by damaging and weakening the brain's blood vessels, causing them to narrow, rupture or leak.
Hypertension can also cause blood clots to form in arteries to the brain, which blocks blood flow and may also trigger a stroke.
Pre-eclampsia is considered one of the major causes of stroke during pregnancy.
The condition raises a pregnant woman's stroke risk by four times.
However, just one per cent of
