A “HEALTHY” new mum and her baby girl died just hours apart after her doctor had sent her home with antibiotics.

Mellodie-Ocean Jarman, 19, had complained about feeling faint and dizzy on her way to a routine pregnancy scan on Friday, January 31.

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She was told by a doctor she was “low on iron” at her scan, after she complained of her symptoms.

Family members say she was then sent home with medication and antibiotics before being rushed to hospital the next day.

She had complained about breathing difficulties and was struggling to see at her home in Atherton, Greater Manchester.

Doctors performed an emergency C-section at Royal Bolton Hospital, with Mellodie giving birth to baby Athena-Pearl seven weeks early in the early hours of Sunday, February 2.

Tragically, Mellodie died around an hour after this operation, with her family then also told baby Athena-Pearl was not going to make it due to suffering from a lack of oxygen.

She leaves behind her 18-year-old partner Daniel Darbyshire and her grieving mum Justine Ryan, 52.

Heartbroken uncle Steven Darby, 32, described how the family received a phone call about the baby’s deteriorating condition before making their way back to baptise the new-born child.

Athena-Pearl was placed on a portable life-support machine so she could be placed in her Mellodie’s arms for the final time until the machines fell silent.

Daniel was then able to move his daughter back from the mortuary in a pram so she could be bathed and baptised before being laid to rest.

Steven added how Daniel feels lost in the situation and that the family are supporting him “the best we can”.

Mellodie’s mum Justine said: “Mellodie was a sassy, upfront person who always said it how it is.

“She knew what she wanted in life and always found the banter and funny side in things. She was a real character.”

Uncle Steven explained that Mellodie’s cause of death has not yet been identified and they await the results of an investigation.

He said that Mellodie was a “healthy” 19-year-old that had “no health complications”.

Steven added that the family are now having to undertake the “daunting experience” of sorting out funeral costs and has setup a fundraiser to help reduce financial pressure.

He described the events in the hospital as “deeply traumatic” but paid tribute to doctors and the neo-natal team for trying their “absolute best to save the baby.”

Steven added: “You could tell that it was traumatic for them too, but they did all they could to support us.”

Anyone who wishes to donate to the fundraiser can do so here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mellodieocean-jarman-athenapearl-darbyshire .

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