This is what you need to know about proning - the lying down position for coronavirus patients

As cases of coronavirus continue to rise, experts are learning more and more about how to treat patients.

A technique called proning has made headlines after mother-of-two Stacey Fresco, who had hours to live, was saved using the risky technique.

This is what you need to know about proning - and how it saved Stacey’s life.

What happened with Stacey Fresco?

Mother-of-two Stacey Fresco had been given just hours to live by doctors at Whipps Cross Hospital in East London after her condition continued to deteriorate in the intensive care unit on Mother's Day.

Her family had prepared for the worse, and her two daughters, aged 21 and 23, and her husband Adam had said their goodbyes.

Speaking to Sky News, Adam said: “I remember saying to the doctor, ‘is there anything weird or wacky you can do [to save her] that has worked anywhere else?’, which is an impossible question for him to answer.”

That’s when the doctors returned with one last effort to save Stacey.

“When we were back in the waiting room, Dr Dave came back in and said, ‘Look, there’s one more thing we can try’, and he described proning. But the caveat was that it was really risky… and would more than likely lead to a fatal heart attack,” Adam said.

It was the act of proning that saved Stacey’s life. After a few days in different units, Stacey would spend a further 20 days recovering in the hospital before she was able to go home.

Talking about her current condition, Adam said: “She’s really good. She’s exhausted, she’s very weak. She says she feels like she’s been hit by several trucks.