JENNIFER DEAD; Baby dies in parents' arms after 11-day fight.Byline: RON MOOREGORDON Brown's baby girl lost her fight for life yesterday. Jennifer Jane, just 11 days old, died in her parents' arms. The baby, born seven weeks' premature and weighing only 2lbs 4 ozs at birth, had suffered a brain haemorrhage which left her clinging to life. However, her condition rapidly deteriorated at the specialist care unit at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Royal Infirmary may refer to:
Shortly after 7pm last night, a hospital spokesman said: "At 5.20pm today, Jennifer Jane died peacefully in her parents' arms." Her ashen-faced mother and father had already been driven away from the hospital for their home in North Queensferry Coordinates: North Queensferry is a village in Fife, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge, and 10 miles (0 km) from Edinburgh. , Fife. They arrived home just minutes before the official announcement was made. Prime Minister Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair and his wife Cherie were told the sad news as they visited Afghanistan. Members of the Downing Street delegation were in tears as they heard. Nigel Griffiths, a minister at the Department of Trade and Industry The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom government department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on 28 June 2007[1]. and a close friend of the Chancellor said:"This is a terrible tragedy and all Gordon and Sarah's friends are deeply upset. "They are in our thoughts and prayers." All Scotland prayed Jennifer Jane would make a recovery as she struggled for life. The baby was christened on Sunday in a moving, private service at her bedside. She was born with intra-uterine growth restriction, which left her stricken with an abnormal heartrate. The baby was placed in an incubator and received oxygen therapy at the Forth Park Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Doctors later revealed she was jaundiced jaun·diced adj. 1. Affected with jaundice. 2. Yellow or yellowish. 3. Affected by or exhibiting envy, prejudice, or hostility. jaundiced Adjective 1. and was being fed with an intravenousdrip. The 50-year-old Chancellor's delight at becoming a father was clear as he left hospital with Sarah, 37, on Thursday. She managed a brave smile but looked upset at leaving her daughter behind on an incubator. Child experts said she would have experienced an emotional wrench at the parting. Then, in just 24 hours, their lives were turned upside down. Jennifer was stable in hospital when a routine ultrasound scan gave cause for concern at the weekend. She was rushed to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where she was kept in overnight for as eries of urgent tests. It was then medics confirmed she had suffered a brain haemorrhage. The Chancellor and his wife kept a bedside vigil to be with their tiny daughter until the end. Yesterday morning, Sarah's mother Pauline and stepfather Patrick Vaughan arrived at the hospital with members of the family to spend time with their granddaughter. After an hour with the youngster, they left visibly distressed. Patrick in particular, looked close to tears as he gripped his wife's shoulder to provide comfort. Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, on an official visit to the Indiansub- continent, kept in close touch with developments throughout the day. Tory Party leader Iain Duncan Smith George Iain Duncan Smith MP (born 9 April 1954), often referred to as IDS, is a British politician. He is Member of Parliament for the constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green. He was leader of the Conservative Party from 12 September 2001 to 6 November 2003. said his thoughts and prayers were with the Browns. He added:"The loss of a child is the most devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. blow any family can suffer. "Our thoughts go out toSarah and Gordon Brown in their grief for baby Jennifer. "Our thought and prayers are with them and with her." Scottish Secretary Helen Liddell said:"This is heart breaking news. Baby Jennifer may have only known her parents for only a short time but she will have changed their lives forever. David McLetchie, leader of the Scottish Conservatives,said the Browns had suffered "every parent's nightmare". He added:"Our thoughts are with Gordon and Sarah." "We hope they and their families can now be given the time and peace they need to grieve in private." A spokeswoman for the Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the part of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland. It is a unionist party and until recently has been the largest and most successful political party in modern Scottish politics, having won the largest share of the vote in Scotland at said: "We are all devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. by this news and like everyone in Scotland our thoughts are with Gordon and Sarah." Scottish National Party Scottish National Party n → Partei, die für die Unabhängigkeit Schottlands eintritt leader John Swinney said: "This is terribly sad news for Gordon and Sarah Brown and the family. "They will have had such as hort time with their daughter and none of us will truly understand the depth of their loss. "I want to express on behalf of the SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily our deepest sympathy." Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy said: "Our hearts go outt o Gordon and Sarah Brown at this very sad time for them. I send them my deepest condolences and we must now all now respect their privacy." Jim Wallace, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties[1] within the federal structure[2] of the British Liberal Democrats; the others being the English and the Welsh parties. and the Deputy First Minister, said:"Everyone in Scotland will share in this terrible sadness." |
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