Father of 6.5kg baby reveals wife’s trauma after unindicated natural birth: ‘She feels pain and bleeds’

The baby suffered a dislocated shoulder during birth and was unable to breathe for five minutes, while his mother hemorrhaged and received 55 stitches

“It was the greatest suffering, the greatest desperation,” said farmer Alberico Santos, 57, of the natural birth of his son Alderico, a 6.5kg, 55cm baby born in Colatina, in the hinterland of Espírito Santo. According to the father, the baby’s shoulder dislocated during birth and he could not breathe for five minutes, while the mother hemorrhaged and received 55 stitches. Given the seriousness of the case, the Department of Health of Espírito Santo (Sesa) launched an audit to determine the conditions of the birth.

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Housewife Ariane Borges, 39, from Água Doce do Norte, in the north-west of the state, gave birth to her ninth child on August 9. The birth, however, was followed by complications for both mother and child. Alderico remained hospitalized for ten days before being discharged and returning home.

“She was already past her due date, she was 42 weeks old,” her father said Earth. According to Alberico, the couple arrived at the Hospital e Maternidade São José, in Colatina, with the medical recommendation from their hometown to perform a cesarean section due to the size of the baby.

“The doctor here in Água Doce do Norte had written exactly to do a cesarean section, because the baby was big, very big, it was not possible for it to be a natural birth,” he explained. However, as reported, upon arrival, the hospital team questioned Ariane about her obstetric history, and after learning that she had given birth to the other eight babies through natural birth, she decided to try the procedure.

The father reports that his wife spent more than two hours in the delivery room without the doctor present. “There was only the nurse,” he said. When the birth began the situation worsened. “When it came time to take the child, they went crazy, because they saw that there was no ticket [para o bebê]. She brought together the nurses, the doctor and everything she could to get the baby out,” he said.

“When my wife was almost fainting, God blessed them, they were able to get the baby out,” the father continued. However, according to the farmer’s report, the child was in serious condition when he was born. “He was born breathless, he fainted. I thought he was already dead. But God didn’t let me. It took 5 minutes to revive him,” she recalled. Alderico’s shoulder was dislocated and, according to his father, the umbilical cord was broken, not cut.

Additionally, Ariane had hemorrhages and had 55 stitches placed in her uterus. According to him, he was discharged from the hospital a few days later, even though he was still weak. “They sent us away, but my wife couldn’t even walk and was in a lot of pain,” he said. The family had to return to hospital after about four days due to Ariane’s worsening health condition.

In the meantime, the newborn was hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU), intubated. His mother followed him daily to breastfeed and take care of him, even though he was still recovering. Ten days later he was discharged, but the after-effects of childbirth persist and the child still has an immobile arm.

“My son has been undergoing physiotherapy for two months and the situation has not yet been resolved,” the father complained. The mother also continues to have after-effects. “He is not well, he is still suffering and bleeding, because what happened was very difficult. The child is also always crying, because he is hurt, I think he is suffering,” Alberico said.

Ariane, who is still recovering and therefore could not speak to the reporter for long, said that she still does not feel well and that she was surprised by the size of her son. “His little arm has a black band because of physiotherapy, because he doesn’t move anything. We have to use ointment, because his hand is hurt because it is always closed. And I need donations for him: diapers, milk, everything that can help. We were surprised by his size, because other children were born with a normal size,” she said.

According to the resident doctor in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Deny Bruce de Sousa Sobrinho, no gynecologist or obstetrics organization determines a clear weight at which there is an absolute indication for a cesarean section. “The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics recommends caution when delivering fetuses weighing more than 4.5 kg,” she explains. “The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists considers the indication for cesarean section probable for fetuses weighing more than 5 kg in non-diabetic pregnant women,” it says, adding that the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations follows the same guidance.

As for the birth itself, the doctor explains that, in the case of large children, one of the risks is shoulder dystocia, when “the head comes out, but the shoulder gets stuck in the pubis (bone that forms the lower and front part of the pelvis)”. In these cases, maneuvers are performed to remove this shoulder, which can cause injuries. “It’s a risk, but it’s often necessary to save the child’s life,” he says.

In a note to Earththe State Health Department reported that “as soon as it became aware of the fact and, considering the seriousness of the injuries suffered by the mother and child, Sesa ordered an immediate and in-depth investigation of the case, which must be completed within 60 days”.

The report contacted the São José Hospital and Maternity Center, but received no response. The space remains open for demonstrations.

Source: Terra

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