Baby born to brain dead woman is doing well

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(intake of breath) That little hand!

During both my pregnancies I felt so psychically connected to my children. I wonder how this baby will do having not been able to have that (in theory) with the brain dead mom? Also will this give him or her the willies later in life?

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Amazing but tragic.

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It's amazing how then can save the baby but so hard to hear the mom won't be around to see her daughter grow up.

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I hope so much that she is able to get donated breastmilk. The same thing happened here in The US, in Va and the mom was also brain dead and kept alive long enough to deliver a 28 week little girl. Unfortunately the baby also died, of necrotizing entercolitis, a common preemie infection that is much rarer in breastfed babies. They don`t know that having breastmilk could have saved the baby, but it might have. I still think about that poor dad all the time.

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It's sad that the mom couldn't be saved, but God bless the family and medical staff for working hard to save the baby.

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Am I the only one who finds this just a wee bit creepy? Mom was less then 4 1/2 months along when she died. I can't imagine what it will be like for the little girl knowing she was born of a dead woman.

It's great that the baby is doing well and I'm thrilled for any surviving family but...I just can't get the image of a corpse as the baby's incubator.

They addressed something similar on Greys anatomythis past season.

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This doesn't give me the willies at all. I would think that anyone in this situation would do the same if they could. I doubt that the child would feel weird at all. I can't imagine why?

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Clara-that is one of the first things that came to my mind too-3rd child was born at 28 weeks at 2 lb 9 oz andmy 4th child was born at 27 wks, 1 lb 11 oz and during the course of her NICU stay it was stressed to all the moms , how important it was for thier babies to recieve their milk...breastmilk being the most superior in infant nutrition already for any baby, but it actually can save a preemie's life.NEC, is much more prevelant in formula fed preemies,indeed, but also the antibodies that can help protect a tiny preemie (who are SO subseptible to illness) and thier bodies being to sensative to EVERYTHING, especially the harsh (compared to human milk) ingredients of formula. My 4th chid , now 10 mos, continues to benefit from my breastmilk, and with all her chronic health conditions that she has WITH recieving my milk, I shutter to think of how well (or UN-well rather) she would be without it. How tragic it is that the mother didnt get to experiance the miricle of life to to her that is this child & this child will grow up without her as well.in fact the very topic was discussed between my husband and I - i told him that in case i was ever pronounced braindead while pregnat- my wishes were to keep my body alive for the sake of my child-and I also stressed to him how to make arrangments for donor milk- (i certainly couldnt expect them to keep me alive for many additional months and duct tape a breast pump to me! ) as morbid as it way be, those are the "what if's" that, mothers especially, wonder, yet often never talk about- because 1) it IS morbid; and 2) it is so terribly tragic.. I pray that baby makes it and bless that family!

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