Miss Bolden’s aunt, Danyell Bolden said that after learning of Christine’s
condition, they prayed for the children to survive.
“We used to rub on her belly and talk to the babies,” she said. “It
was an impossible mix of emotions.
“Knowing that once the babies were born that was the end of her.
“It was hard knowing that the babies would be born and she wasn’t coming
home afterwards. God, he could have took her and the boys. But he left the
boys. That’s a miracle.”
The children are being kept in isolation as they are premature. They weigh
less than two pounds and are only about six inches long.
Dr Cosmas Vandeven, who specialises in high-risk pregnancies at University of
Michigan hospital, said Bolden’s case is a “very exceptional scenario.”
“Almost every parent would give their life for their child,” Dr
Vandeven said. “But you need to get truly independent opinions: Are we
sure we’re not causing harm to the mum?”
He said 70 per cent of babies born at 25 weeks survive, but the risk for
long-term health problems is high.
“We certainly hope they make it, but at this time they’re too young to
make a confident prognosis,” he added.
There have been instances of women on life support giving birth to children
previously.
In 2007 Stacy Rojas, a 34-year-old teacher from Dallas gave birth to a healthy
baby girl after falling into a coma after a brain aneurysm. Her life support
machine was switched off two days after the birth, having kept her body
alive for a month.
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