A MIRACLE baby born two days after her mother’s death is finally well enough to go home.
Aya Soliman was delivered by Caesarean section at just 25 weeks even though mum Jayne had been declared brain dead after she had suffered a massive haemorrhage.
Doctors were able to keep the 41-year-old’s heart beating and save Aya, who weighed just 2lb at birth, about the same as a bag of sugar.
Having now reached 5lb, the baby is at last considered strong enough to taken home by her father Mahmoud.
The development has been welcomed by members of Southampton Ice Dance and Figure Skating Club who held a special tribute evening at the city’s Blue Keys Hotel in memory of Jayne.
The celebration of her life included the sharing of photographs and anecdotes about the popular skater.
The group, who knew her under her maiden name of Jayne Campbell, raised £300 for Aya’s trust fund.
Jayne, a former Totton schoolgirl, first tied her skates at Southampton’s Learn to Skate classes and remained a member for more than a decade until Top Rank ice rink closed in 1988.
She competed in international galas and later became a free skater professionally.
She met her husband while coaching in Dubai and when the pair returned to the UK they set up home in Bracknell, Berkshire.
Jayne was coaching right up until her death and collapsed at home after a class.
More than 300 mourners attended her funeral and hundreds of tributes flooded in from all over the world.
Eileen Long, a member of the Southampton club for more than 35 years, said: “It was lovely to be able to do one last thing for Jayne and talking to other people who knew her brought back a lot of memories.
“About 60 people turned up and I think everyone was pleased that we had put aside an evening to celebrate her life.
“When Aya grows up she will be welcome to come and see pictures of her mum as a little girl when she started skating.”
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