Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey gives birth to twin boys as she speaks of ‘life after killer bug’
EBOLA nurse Pauline Cafferkey has given birth to twin boys.
The 43-year-old, who twice beat the killer bug, delivered the healthy bundles of joy - Rafe and Dante - at around 10am on Tuesday morning.
Speaking after the birth, she said: “I would like to thank all the wonderful NHS staff who have helped me since I became ill in 2014 right through to having my babies this week.
“This shows that there is life after Ebola and there is a future for those who have encountered this disease.”
Proud dad Robert Softley Gale, a disability campaigner, broke the news on social media with a sweet snap of the newborn boys at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
He said: “Hello world. Meet these two amazing boys. Born at 10.05 and 10.08 this morning – 5lb 14oz and 5lb 8oz.
"Mum and boys doing brilliantly. Names to follow.”
Theatre director Robert also shared a sweet snap of the newborn boys on Instagram.
A spokeswoman for the hospital said: “We are pleased to confirm, on behalf of Pauline Cafferkey and her partner, that she gave birth on Tuesday to healthy twin boys at a maternity unit within Greater Glasgow. Both mother and babies are doing well.
“No further details of the birth will be issued and we would appeal to the media to respect Pauline’s wish for her family’s privacy.”
Pauline contracted Ebola while working for Save the Children, helping victims of the epidemic in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
She spent nearly a month fighting for her life in isolation at the Royal Free in January 2015 before being released, having made a full recovery.
But she was admitted again that October after being struck down by meningitis triggered by the bug, which has killed 11,300.
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She again faced complications in February 2016, and could be seen in an isolation tent as she was flown to hospital.
She said previously: “I’m forever thankful for the amazing care I received.”
More than 11,300 people have died from Ebola since the epidemic broke out.
Another 28,000 nonfatal cases were reported.
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