A couple finally got their first child 11 years into their marriage, only for the new mother to slip into a coma after giving birth to her premature baby daughter.
The 36-year-old woman had suddenly fallen ill last Tuesday (July 18) and developed a fever.
She visited a Gynaecologist and the doctor discovered that her blood pressure was abnormally high, while the foetus’s heartbeat was slower than usual.
She was immediately conveyed to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital where she eventually gave birth, reports Lianhe Wanbao via Lianhe Zaobao.
The baby was born premature and weighed only 800g, and is still warded in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Fortunately, her conditions have stabilised.
However, the same could not be said for the baby’s mother.
The new mother was diagnosed with a bacteria infection, which led to a liver failure.
He also revealed that although his sister suffered from Hepatitis B, she was very healthy before pregnancy.
The sudden deterioration of her health came as a shock to the whole family.
The victim now requires a liver transplant in order to stay alive.
Now the family is worried about finding a suitable donor and raising the medical bills, the brother confessed.
Source: http://stomp.straitstimes.com
