'Illness made me suicidal'

For Glynis Tinsley the delivery of her fourth child was marred by MRSA, which left her suicidal and in agony.

Four days after giving birth to her daughter Danielle by Caesarean section, the social worker of Vange in Essex was discharged with a painful, weeping wound.

"My Caesarean wound obviously wasn't healing properly - although everyone told me it was."

A week later, her GP told her she had contracted the superbug. "I got this horrendous back pain," she said.

"I ended up having blood tests and X-rays. I told them I would kill myself if I was discharged. I meant it."

In subsequent tests, it was discovered her gall bladder had become attached to her bowel and that she had gallstones, both as a result of MRSA.