Nine weeks into her pregnancy, Frankielen da Silva Zampoli Padilha,
21, died from a stroke, after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage. The
brain-dead pregnant woman was kept alive on a ventilator for 123
days—the longest time ever—delivered healthy set of twins by emergency
Caesarean Section before her ventilator was switched off. Muriel and
Frankielen were in a 6-year relationship before the incident
The twins, Ana Vitoria, 1.4 kg, and Asaph, 1.3 kg, were born as
healthy as premature babies. They were only nine-week-old embryos when
their mother passed on, but their hearts continued to beat and doctors
were able to save them. Her husband and father of the twins, Muriel
Padilha, 24, has described their birth as a “miracle” after doctors
initially told him there was no hope of them surviving.
According to the Head of Neurological, ICU, at the Nosso Senhora do
Rocio Hospital, Dr Dalton Rivabem: “We did an ultrasound on the embryos
thinking they would be failing in the womb, but to our surprise they
were clinging to life. “‘Frankielen’s organs were all intact and working
as if she was still with us. We took the decision to keep her alive to
save her unborn children. And every day we watched them grow normally.”
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