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Video: Pregnant woman says Apple Watch alert saved her life

Video: Pregnant woman says Apple Watch alert saved her life
I literally thought I was gonna die. Not you know There were so many doctors and stuff in there, Jess Kelly is sounding the alarm about how her Apple watch may have saved her life and the life of her new baby girl. I've been laying in bed not feeling well. I didn't know it was my morning sickness coming back my third trimester. Or if it was because I was getting my son's stomach flu and so I wasn't doing any sort of activity. So I thought it was really odd that it was telling me my heart rate was going over 120 beats per minute. The Costa Mesa mom still had *** few weeks until her due date. She says her Apple watch kept chirping at her that her heart rate was high and this warning appeared on the screen which added to her worries. It went off the first time and I thought it was strange. Then the second time, maybe 10 minutes later or so. And then the third time I think maybe it was like *** half an hour or so later. And when it went off the third time I thought okay something's going on, jess kelly went straight to the hospital which is exactly what Dr brian Kolski would recommend the providence ST joseph cardiologist doesn't treat this mom but has patients who were prescribed apple watches to detect certain heart conditions. Sounds like it was accurate and one of the first signs of when people are in trouble. Whether it's low blood pressure bleeding is an elevated heart rate kelly arrived in full blown labor. Her blood pressure was dropping and she was losing blood due to *** pregnancy complication known as placenta abruption. Yet three hours later, *** healthy baby, Shelby Marie was born. Mom is so grateful to the doctors, nurses and for her Apple Watch listen to it. It's not just *** text message to help you find your phone alert. It's to pay attention to it and to listen to your body in Costa Mesa Michelle Geely K CAl News.
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Video: Pregnant woman says Apple Watch alert saved her life
A mom and her baby could have died but she got a warning about the danger from an unlikely source.A pregnant woman rushed to the hospital after her smart watch kept warning that something was wrong."I literally thought I was going to die, there were so many doctors and stuff in there," Jesse Kelly, the mother, said.Kelly is now sounding the alarm about how her Apple Watch may have saved her life and the life of her new baby girl."I had been laying in bed, not feeling well. I didn't know if it was my morning sickness coming back for my third trimester or if it was because I was getting my son's stomach flu and so I wasn't doing any sort of activity," Kelly said. "I thought it was really odd that it was telling me my heart rate was going over 120 beats per minute." The California mom still had a few weeks until her due date. She says her Apple Watch kept chirping at her that her heart rate was high, and this warning appeared on the screen, which added to her worries.That's when she rushed to a hospital, where she found out she was in labor. Turns out, her blood pressure was dropping and she was losing blood due to a complication called placenta abruption.Three hours later, she delivered a healthy baby girl. Watch the video above for more on this story.

A mom and her baby could have died but she got a warning about the danger from an unlikely source.

A pregnant woman rushed to the hospital after her smart watch kept warning that something was wrong.

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"I literally thought I was going to die, there were so many doctors and stuff in there," Jesse Kelly, the mother, said.

Kelly is now sounding the alarm about how her Apple Watch may have saved her life and the life of her new baby girl.

"I had been laying in bed, not feeling well. I didn't know if it was my morning sickness coming back for my third trimester or if it was because I was getting my son's stomach flu and so I wasn't doing any sort of activity," Kelly said. "I thought it was really odd that it was telling me my heart rate was going over 120 beats per minute."

The California mom still had a few weeks until her due date. She says her Apple Watch kept chirping at her that her heart rate was high, and this warning appeared on the screen, which added to her worries.

That's when she rushed to a hospital, where she found out she was in labor. Turns out, her blood pressure was dropping and she was losing blood due to a complication called placenta abruption.

Three hours later, she delivered a healthy baby girl.

Watch the video above for more on this story.