Determined ALS patient gives birth despite risks
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January 31, 2013, Thursday
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A WOMAN with Lou Gehrig's disease gave birth to a baby boy yesterday morning at a hospital in Beijing - ending a highly dangerous pregnancy and marking what is believed to be a medical first in China.
The baby, born at 35 weeks, is in intensive care at the Aviation General Hospital in Beijing.
Although about two weeks premature, the baby's weight was normal at 2.85 kilograms, said hospital president Gao Guolan, who performed a Caesarean section for the new mother, Lu Yuanfang.
Lu, 31, has Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal, incurable neuromuscular disease that progresses rapidly.
She had to give birth via Caesarean section before 36 weeks of pregnancy in case her own health problems put the fetus at risk.
"The baby's birth marks a big success in our clinical research," said Gao.
Lu is believed to be the first ALS sufferer to give birth in China.
She was sent to the delivery room at 8:30am and the baby was born about an hour later. "Lu has woken up from the general anesthesia. Her condition is normal, but she is under observation."
The couple named the baby Luo Guilong, said Lu's husband, Luo Zhongmu.
Most health specialists say it is too risky for ALS patients to become pregnant. But Lu, knowing her disease was fatal, wanted to have a child.
The baby, born at 35 weeks, is in intensive care at the Aviation General Hospital in Beijing.
Although about two weeks premature, the baby's weight was normal at 2.85 kilograms, said hospital president Gao Guolan, who performed a Caesarean section for the new mother, Lu Yuanfang.
Lu, 31, has Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal, incurable neuromuscular disease that progresses rapidly.
She had to give birth via Caesarean section before 36 weeks of pregnancy in case her own health problems put the fetus at risk.
"The baby's birth marks a big success in our clinical research," said Gao.
Lu is believed to be the first ALS sufferer to give birth in China.
She was sent to the delivery room at 8:30am and the baby was born about an hour later. "Lu has woken up from the general anesthesia. Her condition is normal, but she is under observation."
The couple named the baby Luo Guilong, said Lu's husband, Luo Zhongmu.
Most health specialists say it is too risky for ALS patients to become pregnant. But Lu, knowing her disease was fatal, wanted to have a child.
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