Linda Sims was the maternity nurse who looked after Tina McIntyre when she gave birth to a premature Jake Windass in May 2013. Tina was a foster mother who was growing increasingly stressed by the overbearing attentions of the baby’s biological parents Gary Windass and Izzy Armstrong and their families. Working too hard on her jobs at the Builder's Yard and the Rovers, she suddenly fell ill in the Rovers and had to be rushed to Weatherfield General. On arrival, Linda told Tina to stay calm and the Midwife would examine her to find out what was happening. When the Armstrongs and Windasses arrived, only Tommy Duckworth was allowed in at Tina’s request and Linda told the protesting families that the mother’s wishes had to be respected. Born prematurely, the baby was having breathing troubles