GB News star in terrifying month-long hospital stay after 'things went wrong'

GB News: Michelle Dewberry talks about delivering her son early

Michelle Dewberry spent nearly one month in hospital after her pregnancy took a terrifying turn.

The GB News presenter told her story on Sunday's instalment (November 17) of the show to mark World Prematurity Day, which aims to raise awareness about premature birth and the sometimes-devastating impact it can have on families.

The 45-year-old was "delighted" when she discovered she was pregnant in 2020, however, was unaware of how complicated things would turn out.

Michelle recalled: "Things went wrong for me, very sadly, at 28 weeks in IKEA of all places… my water broke and I found myself taken immediately to hospital, where they tried to deliver my baby by cesarean at that point.

“So, 28 weeks, it was a very scary, confusing time for me. I was very lucky. Circumstances meant that I didn't give birth that night and instead I was hospitalised, and I remained hospitalised for the best part of a month."

Michelle Dewberry (Image: GB News)

The former Apprentice winner continued: "It was a scary, horrible time. It was during Covid as well, which didn't help, but all the time I was told that I was at high risk of infection. I didn't know what was going to happen to me."

Michelle was told that if her baby survived, there was a chance he could have serious disabilities. She ended up giving birth to a baby boy via C-section at 31 weeks.

Despite him being "very premature" and having to spend a long time in NICU, Michelle branded herself "one of the lucky ones".

“Our story has a happy ending and I've got a happy, healthy little boy," she added.

Around the same time, Michelle came into contact with Ciara Curran, who set up an organisation called Little Heartbeats to help women going through same ordeal.

Through this, Michelle discovered that she was experiencing PPROM - Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes. Ciara appeared alongside Michelle on GB News, where she explained more about PPROM and the support she offers to other women.

Ciara Curran (Image: GB News)

"We have a website and it has lots of information about PPROM…we provide Facebook support groups online, so women have other women to talk to and we also send care packs out as well," she said.

Ciara shared her own heartbreaking story, revealing she lost her baby daughter in 2010 and only later found out that she had PPROM.

She continued: "None of the medical staff could tell me…no one understood what was happening. No one could tell me and I just felt that there was a lack of understanding. I wanted to give women a space because I felt very alone.

"I didn't understand what PPROM was, because no one had actually told me. No one could tell me what was happening to me, what my options were, and I just felt that we needed more information.

Ciara added: "Our website is for women who lose their waters before 37 weeks. We have stories of women who brought home babies. We've got stories of women who sadly didn't bring home the babies."