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An epileptic mum who feared she may lose her baby has named the tot after her doctor. Lauren Davies, from Chatham, honored Dr Jaroslaw Beta at Medway Maritime after he helped her through a “extremely stressful, complex and difficult” pregnancy. The 38-year-old suffers from epilepsy and cervical insufficiency – a condition where the neck of the womb weakens or opens too early leading to premature birth or miscarriage She also struggles with severe vomiting during pregnancy, which affects her anti-seizure medication. Lauren said: “When I found out I was pregnant I was happy but also anxious – af…