BABY SAVED BY SNORES CHECK

Worries about her breathing led to a terrifying discovery that the tot needed surgery to fix serious heart issues

- GEMMA RYDER

A MUM has issued a snoring warning to parents of newborns after her baby was diagnosed with a serious heart defect.

Charlotte Lake and her fiance, Nathanael Guide, welcomed Ava-Rose on June 25 after a straightforward pregnancy.

But the couple soon noticed that their baby daughter was breathing heavily and snoring.

Ten days later, Ava was rushed to Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary after a routine check by a midwife found Ava's breathing was twice the rate it should be and her heart rate was also high.

Medics suspected a chest infection as X-rays showed a white shadow on her lungs, but after multiple tests, staff discovered she had a heart murmur.

Ava was then sent to the Royal Hospital for Children, in Glasgow, where she was also diagnosed with a cardiac defect that would require open heart surgery.