People’s victory for Rosemary and Nickita

IN the coronary care unit of a Cork hospital, the miracle of birth and the miracle of life are tightly bound.

In a cot on Floor 5, by her 21-year-old mother’s side, sleeps newborn baby Nickita, blissfully unaware of the drama that surrounded her birth.

Rosemary O’Brien, who suffers from a serious heart defect, gave birth to her daughter against the odds, surprising nurses, doctors and even herself.