WASHINGTON - A 26-year-old brain dead pregnant woman kept on life support for almost three months at a Virginia hospital has given birth to a baby girl, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The baby, delivered by caesarean section, weighed 0.8kg and was being monitored in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Virginia Hospital Centre, the hospital said in a statement.
The mother, Susan Torres, suffered a stroke on May 7 in the 17th week of her pregnancy due to an aggressive melanoma and was brain dead, her family said.
A statement on The Susan M Torres Fund website said the baby, named Susan Anne Catherine Torres, was doing well and there were no complications during delivery.
The fund was established to help the Torres family raise money to defray medical costs not covered by insurance. The mother was kept on life support at Virginia Hospital Centre to allow time for the fetus to develop.
"The entire staff and administration of Virginia Hospital Center, especially the physicians and nurses caring for Susan Torres and Baby Girl Torres, are delighted with the successful delivery," the hospital statement said.
The hospital provided no further information.
- REUTERS
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