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Severe surgical baby born with heart outside the body
In Pakistan, a young woman gave birth to a girl whose heart is outside her body. The doctors attribute this to a rare disease. The baby needs an operation that can not be done in the South Asian country.
Baby's heart beats outside the body
According to media reports, a 22-year-old woman in a clinic in Multan (Pakistan) gave birth to a girl whose heart is outside the body. According to the doctors of the hospital, the organ works, yet the baby would need surgery to stay alive. However, such as the British newspaper "Daily Mail" reported, such an intervention in the South Asian country is not possible. The girl's parents are now hoping for treatment abroad.
A young woman in Pakistan has given birth to a girl whose heart is outside her body. The baby needs surgery to survive. (Image: freepeoplea / fotolia.com) Extremely rare malformation
The child is currently being kept alive in an intensive care unit at a clinic in Lahore. The doctors diagnosed the girl Ectopia cordis, an extremely rare congenital malformation that causes about one in 126,000 babies to be born.
Newborns often die with this deformation within a few days. According to health experts, the prognosis is often poor even after surgical treatment.
The Pakistani doctors said that it was not yet clear if and when surgical treatment of the girl would be possible.
Girl needs surgery
The baby's 28-year-old father asked the government of Pakistan to help his child to be operated out of the country: "Doctors told me the treatment was available in every European country."
Dr. Ibrahim Ansari, who looked after the mother and daughter, said, "In my long career, I have never seen a newborn with such a rare condition."
"Except for the heart that is outside her breast, the baby looks normal. She is breathing normally and is active. "
He also stated that the little one can only survive if she is operated on. (Ad)