Baby delivered from dying mother's womb in Gaza 'miracle'


by Raw Story

Raw Story— Under a ceaseless storm of strikes in Gaza, a baby girl has survived insurmountable odds as the only member of her family left alive after she was delivered by Caesarian section as her mother lay dying.At just seven months pregnant, her mother, Sabreen al-Sakani, reached the emergency unit in critical condition after she was fatally wounded in the head and abdomen at the weekend.An Israeli air strike hit her family's house in the east of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, witnesses told AFP."It's...

The Guardian—Palestinian baby rescued from dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza hospital. Infant dies five days after caesarean delivery following death of mother in Israeli airstrike in RafahA premature Palestinian baby rescued from her mother’s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike has died, the baby’s uncle has said.Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her, Rami al-Sheikh said on Friday. Continue reading

BBC News—Israel-Gaza: Baby saved from dead mother's womb after Israeli strike. Palestinian girl Sabreen is alive following her incredible birth in the wake of an Israeli strike.

The Guardian—Gaza doctors save baby from womb of mother killed in Israeli airstrike. Girl delivered via emergency caesarean section as woman lay dying from head injuries in RafahMiddle East crisis – live updatesDoctors in Gaza have saved a baby from the womb of her mother as she lay dying from head injuries sustained in an in Israeli airstrike. The girl was delivered via an emergency caesarean section at a hospital in Rafah.The woman, Sabreen al-Sakani, was 30 weeks pregnant when her family home was hit by an airstrike. Her husband, Shoukri, and their three-year-old daughter,...