Woman reunited with paramedics who saved her life

A woman from West Sussex has thanked the ambulance crew who helped save her life after complications following the birth of her child.

Sophie Turner, from Hassocks, was suffering with immense pain six days after her second child was delivered via caesarean section.

South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) paramedics found that her cut had opened, exposing her intestines and bowel.

Ms Turner said she was "absolutely terrified" and "100 per cent certain I was about to die".

She said: "I’ve never been so scared in my whole life.

"My husband was there with our six-day-old baby and our six-year-old son was asleep in the room next door.”

The ambulance crew were able to secure her injuries and safely take her to hospital for further medical treatment.

Alexandra Lawler, trainee associate ambulance practitioner with Secamb, said: “This was only my third shift and so it was an extreme eye opener into major trauma.

"We tried our best to keep Sophie calm and reassure her that she was in the best hands.”

Ms Turner and her family travelled to Secamb's centre in Brighton for what she described as an "emotional" reunion with the staff who helped her.

She said: "I think of this experience every single day and I always think of the ambulance crew who were so kind and amazing to me.

"I feel so grateful to be alive and to be a mummy to my babies, as things could have been so different.

"This is all thanks to the incredible crew."

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