My MIRACLE baby
DAD OF BABY BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE BY PARAMEDICS TELLS OF HIS JOY AS LITTLE YASIN CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY
DAD Mohammed Hassan has told of the terrifying moment he thought his newborn son was dead.
The miracle baby, who paramedics saved after he was without a pulse for six minutes, is about to celebrate his first birthday.
Mohammed and his wife Syad were at their flat on Middleborough Road in Coventry when baby Yasin was born with no heartbeat.
Paramedics Simon Lees and Chelsie Kennedy arrived on the scene and managed to revive the newborn by doing CPR with their thumbs.
The ordeal was filmed for the programme 999: On the Frontline, a new series documenting West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Mohammed told the Telegraph that before he heard his baby’s first cry he believed he had passed away: “I don’t like to think about it. I was in shock. I couldn’t believe what was happening. It felt like I was dreaming or something. It was the most difficult day of my life.”
Baby Yasin was due on September 20 but did not arrive until four days later.
The day before he was due, Mohammed got a call to say his uncle, who was in a coma in a hospital in London, was having his life support turned off.
He said: “My wife told me to go to London to say goodbye. She was feeling okay that night and when I returned home she was still fine.
“We rang the nurse because the baby was due, but they told us we could stay at home.”
On September 24, Syad woke up in pain in the middle of the night.
“We did not realise the baby was on its way because her water had not broken,” Mohammed said.
“I rang the hospital and described how she was feeling and what her contractions were like, but the nurse told us we had nothing to worry about yet.”
Syad’s condition became worse and Mohammed decided to ignore the nurse’s advice and take his wife to hospital himself.
Of the shocking moment he first saw his son, Mohammed said: “I was getting the children ready to leave and Syad said she needed to go into another room for something. I heard her scream and when I ran to her she was lying on the floor and the baby had come out.”
The paramedics arrived soon after and immediately launched into a desperate attempt to resuscitate the newborn.
Six minutes later, Mohammed, who had been helplessly watching from the doorway, heard his baby’s first cry.
Mother and baby were taken to hospital where they spent almost two weeks before coming home.
Mohammed said: “I was concerned about my wife’s health and I didn’t know if our baby would survive. When the nurse asked us if we wanted to go and see our son, I can’t describe how that felt, I was shaking.
“My wife told the nurse she would not lie down until she saw him.
“The paramedics were amazing. They saved my son and were there when we needed them the most - they deserve the biggest thank you, but that’s not enough. Words do not do it justice.
“NHS staff are the backbone of our society. I feel pain in my heart when I see that they do not get what they deserve. I hope the government realises what they mean to Great Britain.”
One year on from the terrifying ordeal, Mohammed, Syad and their two other sons Ridwan, five, and Abdula, three, are preparing to celebrate Yasin’s first birthday with a big party.
“We want to be able to show him how we celebrated his first birthday when he’s grown up,” Mohammed said.
Yasin has just had his one year check up from a nurse and is happy and healthy.