The fetus is born after 3 months in the brain dead

Hungarian doctors have created a miracle when they have successfully delivered a fetus, after helping it live for 12 weeks in the belly of a brain-dead mother.

Those who directly helped Hungarian children to be born in July believe that this is one of four rare cases of this kind in the world. The child's family has asked for privacy and does not disclose their identity, including gender.

According to Hungarian media, the mother of the child, 31, was taken to Debrecen University Hospital for emergency in April after a stroke. The doctors had surgery to save the woman's life, but failed and claimed she had brain death.

However, the ultrasound results showed that the 15-week-old fetus in her abdomen remained healthy. Therefore, health professionals decided to use the device to maintain the life of the mother to nourish the unborn baby.

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Ultrasound results showed that 15-week-old fetus remained healthy after the mother died.(Artwork: manager-to-mom.com)

During the next time in the hospital, the baby's father and grandmother and grandmother came to visit, rubbing her stomach and talking to her. A music therapist is also invited to help stimulate the development of the fetus.

Doctors have to fight countless infections and constantly turn the mother's body to avoid body ulcers due to bedridden. Although always hoping to keep the baby in the fetus for as long as possible, but in the 27th week of pregnancy, the circulatory system in the mother's body becomes unstable, forcing the doctors to intervene for the baby. early birth

Dr. Csilla Molnar, Dean of the Department of Emergency Recovery and Special Care of University Hospital of Debrecen, and the best obstetrician doctors conducted a caesarean section to help the child get out of the womb in a healthy way. . In one of the 3 similar cases ever recorded in the world, the child died shortly after birth.

Going back to the case of a Hungarian child, although weighing only 0.5kg when leaving the womb and initially needing respiratory support, Dr. Molnar is optimistic that he will survive.

Dr. Bela Fulesdi, the hospital director, added: "Our birth support is very special, because in addition to the important task of helping the child survive, we can preserve 5 internal organs. of mothers to donate transplants to patients who need them ".

Two days after the caesarean section was successful, new doctors turned off the life-sustaining device for the mother's body.

The child was allowed to leave the hospital last month. Even so, the doctors wanted to wait until they were sure the child survived to announce his birth. According to them, the child is developing well and there are no signs of any disease related to premature delivery even though it must be followed up.