The body of a brain-dead woman was kept alive for more than seven
weeks so the baby she was carrying could survive, Omaha doctors said.
The
2-pound, 12.6-ounce boy, named Angel, was delivered earlier this month
at Methodist Women's Hospital. His mother, 22-year-old Karla Perez, had
collapsed at home in Waterloo in early February after complaining of a
bad headache. Doctors discovered a brain bleed and determined that she
was brain-dead.
Her family members told doctors they wanted to do
everything possible for the baby she was carrying. Omaha television
station KETV reports doctors determined they needed to keep Perez's body
alive for the baby to continue growing.