Natasha Sokunbi was 37 weeks pregnant when she suddenly experienced severe chest pains and difficulty breathing. Concerned for her health, she called 111 and was advised to go to the hospital.

After arriving at Royal Stoke University Hospital by taxi, Natasha collapsed in the waiting room due to cardiac arrest. Doctors immediately worked to save both her and her unborn baby. She was rushed into emergency surgery, where her baby was delivered via C-section just four minutes later.

While one medical team performed CPR, another worked to safely deliver her child. Hospital staff spent over 30 minutes resuscitating Natasha before placing her in an induced coma. The next day, she woke up to a shocking discovery—she had given birth during her near-death experience.

“My heart wasn’t beating when the doctors delivered Beau. I was basically dead when they pulled her out,” Natasha recalled.

“The next thing I remember was waking up in intensive care, and my husband walked over with a photo of Beau, saying, ‘It’s a girl.’”

Since they had chosen not to find out the baby’s gender before birth, the news came as a complete surprise. However, Natasha was too weak to see Beau right away, and her daughter was in the neonatal unit. It took a few days before she was finally able to meet her.