Baby Born Without Blood and Given Two Hours to Live, Now 6 Months Old
- Posted on April 3, 2012 at 6:50pm by
Liz Klimas
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When Olivia was born to her parents in the United Kingdom six months ago, doctors were shocked at how white she was. It was quickly revealed that she was so anemic that she was classified to have been born without blood.
Olivia after a blood transfusion saved her life. (Photo via The Mirror)
The Telegraph reports that Olivia’s hemoglobin count was so low at birth it couldn’t really be classified as blood. She received an emergency transplant to up her red blood cell count but doctors still only gave her two hours to live. The child is now 6 months old. Her “ghost white” condition is so rare that she is being documented in medical text books.
The Telegraph has more from Olivia’s mother Louise Bearman:
Olivia was my first baby, so I didn’t really know what to expect — but I certainly didn‘t think she’d be that colour.
“I’ll never forget what the doctors notes said — “white and floppy”.
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“It was such a relief when the doctors explained what was happening, and it was quite amazing when they put the blood in her and she slowly turned this amazing pink color.”
Olivia defied odds and is now a healthy 6-month-old. (Photo via The Mirror)
Neonatal nurse Sharon Pilgrim is reported as saying she had never seen hemoglobin levels as low as Olivia’s in her 20 years as a nurse:
She said: “It was a miracle she survived. She was incredibly pale when born and had difficulties breathing.
“There was no sign of blood loss prior to the caesarean or during the operation.
“It was only when we carried out further tests on Louise that we discovered the baby had lost blood directly into her mum’s blood circulation.”
The Mirror reports Bearman as advising mothers to monitor the movement of the child inside of them, and if they sense something to be wrong, to go to the hospital.
According to the Huffington Post, there is a similar condition called vasa previa. This condition is described as a situation where the blood vessels in the placenta or umbilical cord are “trapped between the fetus and the birth canal.” This condition can be detected before birth, which is advantageous for a healthier outcome, with a special ultrasound.
Bearman said Olivia’s health has since become normal for growing baby.
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kim
Posted on April 5, 2012 at 9:26amthe drs are never right so i think people should take care of their babys and not KILL them. anyways hope baby Olivia is still getting bigger and better andc god has a plain for her
Report Post »Selene
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 12:52pmWow, at least they did a blood transfusion, how else does one further science without experiments. Thank you doctors for doing something other than walking away and traumatizing the mother from the death of her first child.
Report Post »CharlieBucket
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 10:32amPraise god!!
Report Post »sick6james
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 3:42pmSo, the doctor didn’t deserve praise or a thanks? Typical religious fanatics, if it results in a baby being saved, it was an act of God; if the baby dies, it was the doctors fault….
Report Post »Vic Tory
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 8:02amExpect miracles.
Report Post »sick6james
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 3:45pmExpect good doctors to do their job.
Report Post »timel0rd
Posted on April 6, 2012 at 4:57amIn the UK, this child was lucky she wasn’t deemed, ‘too costly to save’. Miracles do happen.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211950/Premature-baby-left-die-doctors-mother-gives-birth-just-days-22-week-care-limit.html
Report Post »Jennifer_D
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 6:37amWhat a precious little sweetheart with beautiful eyes! Keep getting stronger baby Olivia. God bless you and your family!
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 2:50amMiracles are happening everyday! Thank You God!
Report Post »peteto1
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 10:21pmWhat a beautiful baby! God bless her……….
Report Post »wvernon1981
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:52pmThanks to the doctors, scientists, medical researchers, and anyone else involved in saving this baby’s life.
Report Post »db321
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 12:26amHeaven Father when the doctors, and medical Science run out of answers – we call on the Great Physician Jesus Christ to heal this Beautiful Baby Girl from head to toe! Thank you Lord!
Report Post »Cesium
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 1:39am@ DB321 you said ” when the doctors, and medical Science run out of answers” They saved her, not your mythological god. You people (those who think god is real) are amazing idiots… It’s always an easy answer. If she survives without medicine, it’s god.. If she dies, she’s with god in heaven. How self satisfying can you be?!!?
Report Post »Face...Palm
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 2:44am@cesium bit cranky aren’t we?
Report Post »mdeputy7
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 12:03pm@ Cesium
Why are you trolling on here? A large majority of people on this site are going to either be Christians or at least believe in God. Why would you say something so incredibly stupid? Being a Christian is in NO way an easy life. In fact, people like you make it that much more difficult. I hope that you will come to the knowledge of Christ someday, but even if you don’t, please have respect for those of us who do. Thank you.
Report Post »Zwiseguy
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:38pmYay! Happy half-birthday! Ignore remarks on how cheesy this comment is! YAY!
Report Post »RugDog
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:20pmobama would have killed her.
Report Post »1956
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 7:07amYou got that right.
Report Post »sick6james
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 3:44pmShe is white, no one in the media would have cared if she died, except MAYBE Fox News.
Report Post »LetsBeSmartAboutThis
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:06pmGod is great! Grow big, oh little one, grow strong!
Report Post »GumRock
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:36pmOlivia will Dance ~
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG65MuX4yk8
ScienceIsNotEvil
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:01pmIf that child had been born 30 years ago said child would be dead. It was god who saved her is was a hardworking team of medical professionals backed up by scientists. You will not the distinct lack of priests in the people who saved her life.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 8:02amSo where does the knowledge or curiosity to investigate and understand science come from?
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:45pmGod Bless this child and thank goodness the doctors didn’t totally write her off. Oh wait, they did – said she’d survive 2 hours – Wow, doctors are wrong sometimes and they aren’t God. Glad the real God intervened and showed these doctors a thing or two.
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:44pmamen to that. thank God for the blood donors and the mother’s will to not just break down upon the news of the “2hrs to live”. Fight on little girl
Report Post »deano24
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 10:41pmI’m just glad that Olivia survived with a blood transfusion. I wish more people would donate blood.
Report Post »dreardon31
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:09pmThank God, she didn‘t take advice from whatever the UK’s version of Planned ParentHood.
Report Post »ohnomrbill
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:15pmwhat a sweet precious gift.
Report Post »Anse
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:50pmsuch a Miracle….. just thank G-D she’s not Black……another six months and she’d be breaking into your house!!!
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:09pmTroll…
Report Post »fishmagnet
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:15pmWow, now that’s funny. Get a life.
Report Post »Anse
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:19pmuh looks like some Sheep from Huffington Post wandered over…… are you sure you know what sight you’re on ???
Report Post »Onowicit
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:40pm@Anse
Report Post »You win the ******* prize. Usually that goes to encinom, but not today.
COFemale
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:43pmNice try TROLL. Take your racist mentality and go use it on the DU where they will appreciate you.
Report Post »RedinLouisville
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:44pmSomeone run this story over to the atheist trading bibles for porn. They need some proof. Here ya go.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:14pmProof that medical science has advance to the point where even in such extreme situations the babies life was saved. The skill of hte doctors is the easy explanation, no need to invent sky gods.
Report Post »TheSoundOf Truth
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:48pmTell that to Enki
Report Post »ScienceIsNotEvil
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:02pmIt was science that saved her not your deity. 30 years ago she would have died.
Report Post »Face...Palm
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 2:48amGod gives us wisdom… owned
Report Post »sick6james
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 3:51pm@FACE…PALM
Wisdom maybe, but not medical knowledge….
Report Post »LOJ
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:38pmWhat an uplifting story and Miracle. God has shown his glory on this little tyke.
Report Post »jonhova
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:26pmAgain with The Blaze quoting the huffington post…
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:31pmWeird right?
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:09pmTruth has no agenda?
Report Post »AllAmericanGirl22
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:18pmWhat an amazing miracle!
Report Post »vtxphantom
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:16pmNext evolutionary stage, super white?
Report Post »PimpleJuice
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:23pmHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahhahahahahaahhahahahahaahhahahahahahahaahhaahahhahahahahahahahahahaahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahaahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahhahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhhahaahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaahahahhahaahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahhhahahahahahahhahahaahahhahahaahhahaahahahahhaahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahhahahahahahahaahahahahhaahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha! That comment deserved the effort!
Report Post »oldguy49
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:23pmyep soon us poor redneck white folks will be a minority
Report Post »blanco5
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:04pmSo, under prez islamacare, the baby would have been killed?
Report Post »AllAmericanGirl22
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:16pmProbably
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:18pmNot killed, just left to die on her own in a closet.
Afterall, the Complete Lives System wouldn’t kick in with the Grade A treatment until the kid is about 10 years old. That’s a long time to live without blood.
Report Post »fishmagnet
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:16pmWhy would you even think that.
Report Post »sick6james
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 3:59pm@BLANCO5
Obama would never “personally” kill the child. However, he’d get one of his many commie goons to do so, probably with a hammer.
Report Post »Constructionist
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:00pmBaby born without brain now residing in the White House
Report Post »Patriot of My America
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:07pmOh My gawd that is sooo FUNNY ,,,I have to quote youss…
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:11pmSad but TRUE … good observation!
OMG 2012!
Report Post »AllAmericanGirl22
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:16pmHehe, good one!
Report Post »jonhova
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:27pmThat was a good one!
Report Post »dreardon31
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:03pmLOL! That is a good one. You can take that to many levels. Baby born with head in a$$ now resides in White House.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:16pmNo, he left in January 2009 and the current administration is cleaning up his mess.
Report Post »Face...Palm
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 2:51am@encinom…. good one bro!
Report Post »Face...Palm
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 2:52am…not! Boom roasted!
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 6:59pmYou just never know. I hear stories like this ALL THE TIME. A freind of mine was told to have an abortion because her baby had a spinal condition and would never live a “normal” life. GUESS WHAT? Baby was FINE. 15 years old now! I just look at how Tim Tebow turned out and think.. abortion is so wrong and you never really do know what can happen!
Report Post »AllAmericanGirl22
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:17pmI know someone who’s baby was said to have down syndrome and advised to be aborted. Now she is perfectly healthy, no down syndrome or anything.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 6:58pm…
Report Post »A beautiful miracle child.
Who says there’s no God?
momsense
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 6:57pmThank you God or whatever power you believe in.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 6:53pmI Don’t Need No Doctor…
Report Post »sooner12
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:13pmI don’t know what you mean, but one thing is for sure, you are a toad.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:41pmWhat I did, SOONER, was to use the title of an old Humble Pie song to try to show that those doctors, who gave the baby two hours to live, and were obviously wrong, don’t know everything despite their medical training. In retrospect, I see it was too obscure a reference. I am happy that the baby made it and is healthy. Ribbit.
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