Paris Fury has revealed the terrifying moment her baby girl Athena, who she shares with boxing star husband Tyson, had to be resuscitated shortly after she gave birth to her in August.
Paris, 31, explained that the newborn ‘was dying in my arms’ after being born with Neonatal Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT), or an abnormally fast heart rate of around 300 BPM.
The mother-of-six recalled how medical staff at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary attempted to slow down Athena’s heart rate, but they had to move her to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital for specialist treatment in the end.
Awful: Paris Fury has revealed the terrifying moment her baby girl Athena, who she shares with boxing star husband Tyson, had to be resuscitated shortly after she gave birth to her in August
‘We went over there and they sedated her and put her on an incubation, where they put a tube down her throat to breathe,’ she told Ok! Magazine on Monday.
‘They put her on tablets to slow her heart down and when they took her off the tube, they thought it was going to be normal. But I think the accumulation of sedatives, painkillers, beta blockers for her heart and everything was just too much.
‘She was in my arms and she stopped breathing and became completely unresponsive. Her heart rate was fading away – she was dying in my arms,’ she bravely recalled.
‘Fighter just like my daddy’: Paris explained that the newborn ‘was dying in my arms’ after being born with Neonatal Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT), or an abnormally fast heart rate
‘Everything was just too much’: Medics at Royal Lancaster Infirmary tried to slow down her heart rate, but they moved her to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital for specialist treatment
She continued: ‘They took her off me, put her on the table and resuscitated her. Tyson came running in. It was horrific. They managed to get her heart going and everything stabilised.’
Their new baby was then placed into a neonatal intensive care unit [NICU], where she stayed for two weeks.
The Fury family were able to welcome their sixth child home on 20th August 2021 where they were finally reunited.
Welcome home: The Fury family were finally able to welcome their sixth child home on 20th August 2021 where they reunited after the stressful ordeal
The boxer praised the Liverpudlian children’s hospital highly, who helped look after Athena during the scary ordeal.
At the time, Tyson said: ‘I’m just here feeding my little girl. Off the ICU, on the mend, should be going home soon.
‘Thank you to God and thank you to all the doctors and nurses who have helped her.’
Reunited: The pair also share girls Venezuela, 11, and Valencia Amber, three, and three boys – Prince John James, eight, Prince Tyson II, four, and two-year-old Prince Adonis Amaziah
The doting father has since organised a GoFundMe page for the hospital, helping to raise almost £50,000 for them.
Athena is the pair’s third daughter, following Venezuela, 11, and Valencia Amber, three.
They also share three boys – Prince John James, eight, Prince Tyson II, four, and two-year-old Prince Adonis Amaziah.
‘Thank you to all the doctors and nurses who have helped her’: The boxer praised the Liverpudlian children’s hospital highly, who helped look after Athena during the scary ordeal
Paris’ candid recollection comes as the Loose Women panellist opened up on This Morning about how she hid a miscarriage from her husband Tyson.
Paris told how she had to put her own feelings aside and keep the news to herself because Tyson was hours away from competing in a big fight.
The mother, who has spoken previously about the decision, said Tyson had been preparing for the comeback fight for two and a half years when she discovered she was losing their unborn child.
‘I didn’t mention it to Tyson before he went in the ring’: Paris’ candid recollection comes as she opened up on This Morning about how she hid a miscarriage from her husband
She explained she briefly kept the devastating news to herself because she didn’t want to ‘derail’ her husband from the fight which lay ahead of him that day.
The fight Paris referenced during the candid interview was Tyson’s comeback match against Albanian Sefer Seferi in 2018.
Paris also said that she broke down in her car in a bid to cope with the devastating news before supporting Tyson ahead of the milestone fight.
Comeback fight: The fight Paris referenced during the candid interview was Tyson’s comeback match against Albanian Sefer Seferi in 2018
‘He (Tyson), had just gone through all his issues and he was having his first comeback fight. He hadn’t fought in two and a half years because of all that.’
She added: ‘I was about eight weeks pregnant. Then on the day of the fight I knew I’d lost our baby.
‘I didn’t mention it to Tyson before he went in the ring. Then straight after I told him and the next day we went to the hospital and it was confirmed.
‘Five weeks later we fell pregnant again.’
Tragic news: She added: ‘I was about eight weeks pregnant. Then on the day of the fight I knew I’d lost our baby’