When Lily’s Heart Failed Moments After Delivery

At just twenty‑three, Lily arrived at the hospital ready to meet her daughter, exhausted but determined as she pushed through the final moments of labour. The room shifted from joy to fear in an instant when, moments after the birth, Lily’s heart suddenly stopped. Nurses rushed to her side, performing CPR as alarms echoed around them, fighting to bring her back. Her newborn lay only feet away, unaware that her very first moments in the world were shadowed by the question no one dared to speak aloud—whether she would grow up with her mother by her side.