A MUM whose baby was brought back to life six times by doctors has recalled the dramatic moment both her and her son’s lives were in the hands of ‘brilliant’ medical staff.

Amy Gorman, from Bewsey, became a high-risk pregnancy after developing blood clots on her lungs in February which did not disperse.

The life-threatening blood clots put Amy at a risk of developing a pulmonary embolism.

Therefore, the 20-year-old was referred to the Liverpool Women’s Hospital due to the complicated nature of her pregnancy.

Amy went into labour at 36 weeks, four weeks before her due date of her first born son, Harvey James Gorman.

Harvey was born on Monday, September 9 but the birth was far from smooth.

Amy said: “I began to have breathing problems on the labour ward and then suddenly my heart rate dropped.

“Around 15 doctors rushed into the room and I was then taken straight for an emergency caesarean.

“I was unconscious throughout the procedure and for most of the next day so I wasn’t awake during the time Harvey was being resuscitated.

“Harvey was born healthy but they said he suddenly stopped breathing.

“The doctors had to resuscitate him six times in 17 minutes.

“They kept bringing him back to life each time.

“Every time the doctors took the oxygen away from Harvey when he was getting better, he would stop breathing again and they just kept having to repeat the process.”

After the dramatic birth, Harvey, who weighed just 5lb 6oz, then developed sepsis and his heart rate dropped rapidly.

Under the watchful eye of the medical team, Harvey’s condition improved drastically and by the next day, he was breathing unassisted.

The following week, both Harvey and Amy were well enough to be discharged from hospital and returned home to Bewsey.

Amy added: “The team at Liverpool Women’s were absolutely amazing, they saved both of our lives that day.

“I cannot thank the enough, they were brilliant.”

Now aged four weeks, Harvey weighs a healthy 6lb 15oz and Amy says he is ‘doing very well’.