Elijah

“When I got pregnant, I got a MAMA Academy Wellbeing Wallet, I read it all the way around. Being a new first-time mum, I wanted to make sure what I was doing was right and I knew any signs of things that aren’t right. I never thought any of those symptoms/problems would affect me or my pregnancy. Until one day, I was working from home, I suddenly felt really poorly. I had a severe headache and could not concentrate on the screen or what was written – it was almost blurry. I had remembered that my wallet had something about those similar on it so I looked at it and it triggered me to call my emergency midwife line, as I had three of those symptoms. I was admitted to the hospital with pre-eclampsia. I had a growth scan that showed that my little boy wasn’t growing properly and he had fetal growth restriction. His growth dropped due to my placenta not functioning properly and I also had pre-eclampsia. He ended up being delivered by c section on Sunday, 23^rd January 2022, 5 weeks early. He weighed 4lb 2oz. I’m so grateful for having the MAMA Wellbeing Wallet, it’s something so simple that helped me in my time of need. If I hadn’t read those symptoms I probably wouldn’t have called and who knows what could have happened. Thank you, MAMA Academy!”