17 May 2023 , 07:36
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A pregnant woman stuck in a hospital in Greece after experiencing worrying bleeding on holiday says she fears for the safety of her unborn baby.
Thurza Blagg, 32, went on holiday to Rhodes with her mother to celebrate her 60th birthday.
Two days before her scheduled return home to Nottingham she started bleeding and was rushed to hospital.
But because it was the weekend her insurers, AXA, couldn't contact her GP and she was unable to be repatriated.
Instead she is stuck inside the Alexandra hospital in Athens where she does not understand what is going on and is desperate to return home.
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Thurza, whose partner Paul Ahad took his own life earlier this year, told Nottinghamshire Live : “I'm scared and I want to go home and understand what's happening to my baby.
The expectant mum says she does not understand what is going on (Nottinghamshire Live/BPM Media)"I should've been sent home but they basically ignored that, they left me in a hospital for 12 hours without neonatal facilities. Time was running out and a decision had to be made.
"There was an opportunity for me to return home to receive the appropriate care. I did everything they asked, it isn't about money, I want my baby to be alive, healthy and safe.
"It's not like the UK here, it's hard to understand what my condition is. There is a massive language barrier, when they're saying medical terms and I'm carrying my first full term pregnancy, it's hard to understand what's going on.
"I don't feel very safe, I don't feel like I've got a clear birth plan. They're changing my sheets today for the first time, I haven't been offered any food or water, my mum has to buy it all.
“This baby is really important because it's the only piece of my partner I've got left.”
Thurza Blagg's partner, Paul Ahad, took his own life in January (Nottinghamshire Live/BPM Media)She added she was assessed in plain view of other patients and their visitors, making her feel “highly vulnerable."
Her mum, Kim, who has remained by her side throughout, said: "It's been disgusting, shocking and frightening. It's been an awful ordeal and because of there being limited visiting hours I've had to fight to stay in the room with her.
“We've had no support whatsoever, the insurance company has been terrible."
A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “We are supporting a British woman hospitalised in Greece and are in contact with the local authorities.”
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An AXA Partners spokesperson said:“We are very sorry to hear about Ms Blagg’s circumstances and we sympathise with her situation.
“Due to the complex nature of her condition, we have a duty of care to ensure any decision we take is in her best interest.
"Therefore, it was essential for our medical team to obtain and review Ms Blagg’s full medical history in order to determine the appropriate next steps to ensure she receives the right level of care.
“Following a review of this information, we will provide her with the medical assistance she requires.”