Baby in Mumbai survives despite losing pulse for 45 mins

Mumbai: Potentially fatal diseases at birth can lead to a lifelong ordeal for a child or diminish chances of survival. But in rare cases, people can even come back from the dead, as it happened in an extraordinary story reported from Mumbai, which will make you believe in miracles.

Three-month-old Aaradhya Wagh from Dhule was born with a hole in his heart and had little of hope for survival. It seemed even worse when his heart stopped beating for 45-minutes, but then he got a second life after stabilising the organ by connecting a mechanical circulatory support system.

The child lost heartbeat after a day in the surgery, but due to a series of procedures the heart was back in fully functioning condition and the child survived. It took 26 hours to complete all procedures and finally the child is fit and can lead a normal life, according to a leading daily.

Aaradhya had turned blue after birth and doctors said that such children have less ability to pump fresh blood in the body. They are called blue babies because of the colour their skin takes due to lack of oxygen.