A Texas woman retained no memory of giving birth to triplets, including the 48 to 72 hours leading up to the delivery, after being clinically dead for about 45 minutes post-birth.
Tomball resident Marisa Christie gave birth to triplets in late August, during which she faced multiple pregnancy-related complications causing her to flatline multiple times in just 45 minutes.
"It was the toughest moment of my life going from the most beautiful experience in seeing our baby girls for the first time to 'oh my gosh my wife is—they're doing CPR on her'. I just remember going to the restroom and collapsing on the ground expressing myself to God," said her husband, Dylan Christie, who had been in the delivery room at the time of the births.
Marisa, who had already had one son before giving birth to triplets, miraculously survived the ordeal. According to her Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician, Dr. Amber Samuel, Marisa survived a rare post-birth complication called amniotic fluid embolism, a condition with a mortality rate of 80%.
"Some exposure that causes the mom's body to react like a really bad allergic reaction. I think they call it like 7.7 cases on 100,000," Dr. Samuel said.
Dylan made the call for Marisa to be administered a hysterectomy, which ultimately saved her life. However, when she recovered and woke up, she had no recollection of the delivery or the days leading up to it.
"My family took lots of photos and videos of me when I was in the hospital, which helped a lot to kind of have reality hit," Marisa said.
The family has set up a GoFundMe in order to cover Marisa's medical costs.
Originally published by Latin Times.
