Pregnant woman dies, gives birth, comes back to life
1 June FOX News
When a pregnant teacher in Texas collapsed, her coworkers rushed to
help. The woman technically died, gave birth and then was brought back
to life.Erica Nigrelli, an English teacher at Elkins High School in
Missouri City, Texas, collapsed in a co-worker's classroom when she was
36 weeks pregnant.
Apparently I told her, ‘I feel very faint,’ and I put my head down
and I essentially just passed out,” Erica Nigrelli said.
Erica's husband, Nathan, is also a teacher at Elkins.“I opened the
door and walked in and Erica was laying on the floor,” he said.
Erica Nigrelli's heart had stopped. Some co-workers started CPR and
used a defibrillator to get it working again. They kept her alive until
paramedics came and rushed her to the hospital.Doctors delivered baby
Elayna by emergency caesarean section.
It was technically a post-mortem delivery because Erica's heart
wasn't beating.
There were two lives that were hanging in the balance the whole
time.”Erica Nigrelli had an undetected heart defect, and the fact mom
and baby are here today is a testament to her co-workers.Erica Nigrelli
is only 32 years old, but doctors installed a pacemaker.
Three-month-old Elayna now weighs a whopping 9 pounds, and could be
off oxygen as early as next week.
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