A newborn baby boy in critical condition was miraculously saved after being frozen by doctors for three days in an unconventional but revolutionary treatment.
Harvey Sutton was suffering from anemia, blood poisoning and brain bleeds after he was delivered by emergency C-section at 37 weeks. Doctors told his mom, Zoe Green, that the little boy only had about a 30 percent chance of survival and might not even make it through the night. But thanks to the groundbreaking treatment, which involves inducing hypothermia so that the brain can recover, he was able to go home just three weeks later.
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According to the Daily Express, medics fought to revive the baby for half an hour. When they finally detected a faint heartbeat, they placed him on a high-tech bed of ice that lowered the baby's body temperature and helped prevent the brain from continued swelling. Their actions ended up saving his life.
After showing signs of improvement, Harvey was brought out of the chilled state over a period of three days. Now, his mom says he is just like any other 5-month-old. "We were told he would probably die–now I have no worries. I believe it's a miracle. He really is a little fighter," she told the publication.
Wow. Though I can't even begin to imagine how scary and terrifying it must have been for Green to see her baby in that condition and not even be able to hold him for the first few days of her life, I bet it has also made her all the more thankful that little Harvey has recovered and is now a healthy, normal baby.
But while their story is pretty amazing, Green is are actually one of several moms to have given birth in crazy odds lately. Check out their little girls, along with some more miracle babies:
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Allison and Wes Rhoa
The Rhoas became parents to identical triplet daughters, Ava, Avery and Alissa, earlier this month–despite that the chances of that happening through natural conception are about one-in-a-million!
April and Brad Dooley
Another couple, April and Brad Dooley, from Long Beach, California welcomed incredibly rare male identical triplets into the world on January 14.
Hannah and Tom Hepner
Hannah and Tom Herper had three naturally conceived identical triplets, all girls, back in November.
Kimberly and Craig Fugate
The Fugates were shocked when they discovered they were expecting triplets. But they were even more shocked when Kimberly went into labor at 28 weeks and doctors informed her she'd be giving birth to FOUR little girls, instead of the expected three. Oh my god, can you imagine?!
Zaheer and Indira Ali
The Alis only had one baby, but their daughter's birth was just as crazy as if they had multiples! Zaheer was forced to deliver his own baby not because they didn't make it the hospital, but because a maternity ward mix-up left them without a doctor or nurse!
Claire Ives
U.K. mom Claire Ives' baby, Edward, was diagnosed with a fatal heart condition. He had only five percent chance of survival so doctors decided to take drastic measures in order save his life, freezing his body for four whole days to slow his metabolism and prevent damage to his vital organs. Thankfully, it worked and baby was able to go home soon after!
Rebecca Hasler
U.K. mom Rebecca Hasler was induced at 36 weeks after doctors at a hospital diagnosed her with pre-eclampsia, a potentially life-threatening disease that can cause a baby's heartbeat to become irregular. So when Hasler's daughter, Lily Cracknell, didn't start crying like most babies do after being delivered, the medics ended up saving her life by wrapping Lily in a cooling bag for three days.
