Baby Declared Dead Revives Inside Coffin

[The Straight Story]

Baby Declared Dead Revives Inside Coffin

Parents Heard Strange Noise From Casket During Wake


MEXICO CITY -- Authorities in Mexico say a newborn baby girl declared dead by doctors revived inside her coffin during her wake.

Hidalgo state Attorney General Jose Rodriguez says the parents heard a strange noise coming from the tiny casket. Opening it up, they found her crying and very much alive.

Rodriguez told state public radio Thursday that the doctor who pronounced the girl dead at a hospital in the town of Tulancingo is being investigated for possible negligence.

http://www.clickorlando.com/health/24531641/detail.html

[babylonsister]

1. omg, I can't even imagine.

:wow:

[Parker CA]

3. Seriously. Whaaaaaat?? Wow.

[Subdivisions]

2. Whew! That was close. I can't imagine the parents' elation. May they all

live long and happy lives.

[progressoid]

10. Sadly, no.

From the AP...

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in central Mexico say a newborn baby girl who was declared dead but later revived inside her coffin has died.

Hidalgo state attorney general Jose Rodriguez says the baby died of asphyxia, three days after being declared dead the first time by a doctor in the town of Tulancingo.

The baby was born prematurely on Monday and declared dead by a doctor.

Rodriguez said Thursday that during the wake the baby's parents heard a strange noise coming out of her little coffin and when they opened it found the baby crying. He said the baby was in stable condition in a hospital.

But on Friday Rodriguez told a press conference the baby had died Thursday night.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38601798

[CurtEastPoint]

4. Dr. Frist...Dr. Paul... paging Dr. Frist, Dr. Paul...

[d_r]

5. I'll delete that

[Duer 157099]

6. But who put her in the coffin? Sounds like undertaker negligence too

Although technically I suppose the undertaker isn't responsible for checking whether his customer's are actually dead or not.

But you would think he'd have noticed anyway.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Thank goodness they didn't embalm her!

:wow:

[tabatha]

8. But she died.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38601798

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. Oh dear god. No parent should lose a child, let alone the same one twice!!

:cry:

[roguevalley]

11. oh christ. kill me

in the old days, people had their carotids cut to prevent this. Eleanor Roosevelt did.

[Hawkowl]

12. That is why they call it a "wake"

Really. And my heart goes out to those poor parents. I can not imagine the doubling of such pain and grief.

[csziggy]

13. Wasn't there a previous case similar to this?

Or is this just a rehash of the original story?

No different - the other one was a boy

Page last updated at 01:17 GMT, Sunday, 9 August 2009 02:17 UK
'Dead' baby revives before funeral

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A premature baby declared dead by doctors at a hospital in Paraguay was found to be alive hours later when he was taken home for a funeral wake.

Jose Alvarenga said he had discovered his son was alive after he heard crying from the box in which he was placed.

The family of the baby, who is now stable and in an incubator, have spoken of their anger at the hospital for the mistake.

Emma North reports.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8191912.stm

[MilesColtrane]

14. *self zapped*