Cesarean Section

Georgia’s Brain-Dead Mother Forced to Deliver Premature Baby: Outrage Over Cruel, Ghoulish Act

A 31-year-old brain-dead Georgia nurse’s baby was delivered via Cesarean section after her family fought to remove her from life support. The hospital initially refused to do so due to the state’s abortion law, which prohibits termination after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The premature infant, weighing 1lb 13oz, is currently in the neonatal intensive care unit. The mother’s family is requesting prayers for the child’s well-being while grieving their daughter’s loss.

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Kyiv Doctors Perform Groundbreaking Newborn Heart Surgery

In a groundbreaking procedure, Kyiv doctors successfully performed the world’s first cardiac surgery on a newborn immediately following a cesarean section. The surgery, which took place in a combined operating room designed to mimic a womb-like environment, corrected a life-threatening congenital heart defect (transposition of the great arteries). The mother, hailing from Moldova, sought treatment at the Ukrainian cardiology center after her child’s condition was diagnosed prenatally. The combined efforts of the Kyiv Perinatal Center and the Center of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery resulted in the successful and life-saving operation.

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