Mother Dies Just After Birth, Sacrificed Her Life to Save Her Baby
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According to the Mayo Clinic, an amniotic fluid embolism is a rare but serious condition that occurs when amniotic fluid — the fluid that surrounds a baby in the uterus during pregnancy — or fetal material, such as hair, enters the maternal bloodstream.
On November 3, Karisa Bugal was scheduled for a routine caesarean section; however doctors quickly discovered she had [the] condition. She had a few options. Karisa could delay giving birth, which could save her life but risk her son’s; she could stay awake for her surgery, but by [the time] the doctors would have put in a spinal tap it’s possible her son would not have made it; or she could have had an emergency caesarean section.
She chose to deliver her son right away and her give him best chance of survival. Tragically, she passed away shortly after he was born; but prior to her death she was able to ask how much he weighed. Her son, Declan Jay Bugal, was born weighing a healthy 7lb 4oz.
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