Doctors Said Her Baby Was Healthy. His Mom Knew Something Was Very Wrong
Ellie O'Reilly told Newsweek she stared at the monitor screen in horror as her unborn baby's heart-ratee dropped rapidly.
An 18-year-old pregnant woman, Ellie O’Reilly, was told her unborn son was healthy at 38 weeks, but she sensed something was amiss. Ellie noticed reduced fetal movements, which her midwife had warned could indicate a problem. Despite normal test results, Ellie couldn’t shake her unease and insisted on continued monitoring. After several days, she pushed for answers, eventually leading to an induction of labor at the hospital.
As the induction progressed, the baby’s heart rate plummeted to 48 beats per minute, triggering alarms and prompting an emergency C-section. Ellie gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Rome. The placenta was found to be heavily clotted, restricting oxygen flow to the fetus—a condition known as placental thrombosis. Had Ellie not pushed for answers, her son’s life might have been at risk.
Ellie’s insistence on trusting her instincts and not giving up ultimately proved crucial in saving her baby’s life.
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