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Mother shares powerful photo of baby born with organs outside her body, fights for survival

By Andrew Alpin, 12 October 2017

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In a weird but unfortunate incident, a baby born with organs outside her body in Wales has been through a traumatic ordeal only to survive in the end. The little thing had to be wrapped constantly in cling film to keep her body warm and free from infection. Her condition was so rare that even her mother wasn’t allowed to hold her although she was allowed a 5-second chance to cuddle her baby daughter. Ava Rose Nightingale was born on May 21st at the University

Ava Rose Nightingale was born on May 21st at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff with an extremely rare condition called gastroschisis that caused her intestines to grow outside her body. At one point of time, she also forgot how to breathe scaring doctors who administered emergency procedures to stabilize her. 

1Her mother was allowed to cuddle her for just 5 seconds

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The mother of the baby Chloe Walters 21 who works as a dairy farmer exclaimed how the entire incident was an extremely scary one for her. She did not realize that her baby’s abdominal wall had not formed before birth. 'It was such a scary experience. They told me I wouldn't be able to hold her but I was so upset I got to for five seconds.' She said.During her pre-delivery scan, she was shown certain anomalies that looked like loops around her. Ava spent almost 7 weeks in the hospital after having undergone a 3-hour operation that required administration of oxygen. She also received intravenous feed through her head for which her entire head had to be shaved. Ava is safe with her parents today but not before doctors and Chloe went through a harrowing experience where she almost died. 

Ava spent almost 7 weeks in the hospital after having undergone a 3 hour operation that required administration of oxygen. She also received intravenous feed through her head for which her entire head had to be shaved. Ava is safe with her parents today but not before doctors and Chloe went through a harrowing experience where she almost died. 

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