Overview
- Issy Ferris, 33 weeks pregnant while touring in Nashville, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and underwent an emergency C-section at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown.
- Her son, Lucky, was born on September 19 weighing 4lb 1oz and spent three weeks in a neonatal intensive care unit before discharge.
- The couple received roughly $200,000 in bills for the delivery and NICU care after returning to the UK.
- Their travel insurer and underwriters initially refused full coverage, asserting only treatment for pre-eclampsia should be paid rather than childbirth and neonatal care.
- After a roughly ten-month legal fight, the insurers agreed to cover the medical costs and the couple’s legal fees, easing severe financial strain that had prompted them to consider selling their home.