Posted by andree on 1/18/2008, 7:26 am, in reply to "PRS"
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: My daughter gave birth to a baby girl on the
: 1st November 2007. When the baby was was
: born she cried and turned blue.. her
: situation was critically as they were not
: prepare as her pregnancy was very normal.
:Zoe was rushed to a children hospital, and
: had a cardiac arrest for 7 minutes and was ressusitated.
: She had exploritory surgery that same night
: and a tracheotomy..The diagnosis was PRS.
: She had all sorts of medical exams and the results of the cardiac left her with
: some kind of brain damage on the white
: matter. The doctors were not able to
: tell as how it would affect her in the
: future. The grey matter was not affected.Zoe
: caught broncolitis before Christmas and was
: in and out of the hospital all through the
: holidays.
: Looking after a trach baby is not easy. I am
: so afraid that the trach might come out and
: my daughter alone with her will not be able
: to cope. Please share your experience with
: me not only the wonderful thing but also
: overwhelming situation..realistic.I would
: like to know about looking after a trach if
: that gets easier as the baby gets older..e.g
: when they start rolling over..the risk. Also
: if the developement of the baby is delayed
: as Zoe will be three months on the 1st of
: February and she has not started to lift her
: head and only now she has started to smile
: occasionaly. Please respond. Thankyou.
: Andree.
Has any of you had experience brain damages and what the results were.
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