Baby Angel, born 7 weeks after mother declared brain dead, will head home

[Omaha Steve]

REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD

Posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015 1:15 am
By Katy Glover / World-Herald staff writer

Inside the neonatal intensive care unit, Berta Jimenez bottle-fed and burped her grandson as he stretched his hand toward her shoulder and settled into her embrace.

“Are you full, my heart?” she whispered in Spanish.

Doctors at Methodist Women’s Hospital expect baby Angel to return home with his grandmother next week after a lengthy stay: Angel was delivered via C-section April 4, almost eight weeks after his mother was declared brain dead.

Karla Perez of Waterloo, Nebraska, had suffered a catastrophic brain bleed when she 22 weeks pregnant. Though she didn’t survive, Angel did. Her doctors and family decided to keep Perez on life support so Angel could continue to develop inside her.

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[jwirr]

1. And what a beautiful baby he is.

[SalviaBlue]

2. Have a good life, Angel.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. What a precious baby!

And such a heartbreaking story! How wonderful to know that he's cared for and loved...

[joshcryer]

4. Amazing story.

Given the loving care given by the grandparents I don't see that Karla would have disagreed with the decision.