Healthy baby born to woman who was brain-dead most of pregnancy
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A baby girl born to a woman who was clinically brain dead during most of the pregnancy appears to healthy and thriving.
The child has been named Faith.
Faith’s mother, 29-year-old Jessie Avagalria, had a seizure and a heart attack at the end of January. Treating physicians discovered she was pregnant.
Although Avagalria showed no brain wave activity, a neurologist said it was possible for her to carry the baby.
The family decided to support the pregnancy by putting Avagalria on life support — a feeding tube, an IV and oxygen. At the same time, they listed her as DNR because they did not want her to suffer in any way.
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Faith was delivered by C-section in Avagalria’s 35th week of pregnancy.
Sadly, Ayagalria never regained brain wave activity. Her family will raise the baby in her hometown of Bethel, Alaska.
Supporters have set up a donation page to help Faith and her family.
(Source: ktva.com)
