Little Girl Was Born Without Blood in Her Veins. What Happened Next Left Doctors In Surprised

“When a little girl was born without a single drop of blood in her veins, no one expected her to survive. But what happened next left doctors shocked and sent ripples through the entire medical community.

Emma had always wanted a baby. She loved the thought of giving birth and bringing a new child into this world, and she had always dreamed of having a small, adorable little person relying on her. There was truly something magical for her about becoming a mother. So when she found out that she was pregnant during the Spring of 2009, she was understandably over the moon.

Emma’s pregnancy was totally unremarkable; things went perfectly smoothly. And despite this being her first child, she found the pregnancy to be easy. At her hospital appointments, the doctors scanned her belly and found that the baby was developing normally, and there was absolutely nothing to worry about. They even discovered the gender of the child, a girl. Emma was delighted at the news. She would have been happy with a boy too, but secretly she had always kind of hoped to have a little baby girl first, as she already had a name picked out – Maisie.

But at the 34-week stage, things started to become rocky. Speaking about the later stages of the pregnancy, Emma said, ‘I had a feeling something was very wrong. I was experiencing worrying bloating, and Maisie had stopped moving completely. I attended an appointment at the Waterford Regional Hospital the next day, and before I knew it, the consultants were telling me I needed to go for an emergency Caesarean section. I was wheeled down to the theater before I had a chance to tell anyone.’

You see, the doctors had suddenly discovered something quite worrying on the latest scan and believed that it wasn’t in the best interest of both Emma and Maisie that the infant be delivered as soon as possible. After all, they didn’t want to endanger the life of the mother. Because Maisie was going to be born six entire weeks early and via cesarean section, it was important that members of the staff from the Intensive Care Unit and the neonatal Unit were there, ready to jump in should something go wrong with either the mother or the child.

So when Emma entered the theater, she was shocked to see how many people were there waiting to help her. In truth, she was more than a little bit scared. Everything had gone so smoothly and nicely for months, and now it was all suddenly happening so fast that it was making her head spin. But, in truth, what Emma was most anxious about was Maisie. What was up with her? What had the doctor seen that caused them so much concern and made them want to deliver the baby now? She had no time to ask, and the medical staff were so busy that they wouldn’t have had time to answer, even if she had found the courage to raise the question.

Only 15 minutes later, Emma felt the baby being lifted from her stomach. She had been anesthetized and felt no pain, but she felt the strange and unusual sensation of something being removed from within her. She only got a glimpse of the little child before it was whisked away by the neonatal staff to be looked after. And then she was back onto the knife, being stitched up and sent to the Intensive Care Unit. ‘I didn’t have the chance to see her before she was taken away,’ Emma said, remembering back to the scary and traumatic experience. Nurses kept rushing in to keep me updated, but everyone was very glum and serious-faced.

The truth was that Maisie had somehow been born with no blood in her body. Her veins were filled with a plasma-like substance, and somehow, she was still clinging on to life. But, as we all know, blood literally is the force of life, and without it, Maisie’s chances of survival were very slim to none. It seemed that somehow, during the course of the pregnancy, Emma had absorbed the blood over developing child, leaving the baby with no blood of her own.

Doctors had to think fast if the poor little baby was to survive. They decided that the best course of action would be to give her a much-needed vital blood transfusion. That was not as straightforward as it normally would be, and they hit a bit of a brick wall before they even got going. Emma recounted the issue, ‘They tried to find the vein to take a sample, but they couldn’t draw any out. She had the first of her blood transfusions through her umbilical cord. Unfortunately, this was not something that the doctors had ever witnessed before. They had no idea how to treat a child that had no blood in its veins, and there were no procedures or practices that could be followed. They were very much making the entire treatment up as they went along.’

Unfortunately, though this gave the medical staff cause to have incredibly low hopes for poor Maisie’s survival. No one other than Emma expected her to survive. Though they still tried to provide Maisie with the best medical treatment possible, because the poor baby had no blood in her body, she needed not one, not two, but three blood transfusions. She needed her entire system flushed out and for her body to start to pump the blood through her veins naturally and without aid. It certainly was a long shot, but the doctors had to try something. They couldn’t just give up on Maisie.

They treated the child for 15 weeks. As time went by, she started to get stronger, and she could interact more with Emma, who up until then was only able to sit by and watch as other people looked after her critically ill newborn baby. But she grew and developed and got to the stage where doctors were happy for her to be released from the hospital and sent home. There was nothing they could do for her care-wise; they just had to wait and see how things turned out.

To her, Maisie, perhaps the unfortunate start to life would affect her, maybe even kill her. But then again, perhaps not. No one knew how things would go. It was just a case of waiting and letting time take its course. They had to hold on to hope because the truth was that Maisie could have easily died.

Fast forward several years, and Maisie was starting her first day at school. She was as fit and healthy as all of the other children her age, and only a very few knew the secret of her ill health and trauma when she was only very young. Not only did she survive being born with no blood in her body, but Maisie had grown and thrived, becoming as good and strong a child as Emma could have ever wished for. In fact, from the moment she arrived at home, she had developed quickly and surprised Emma with how well she was really doing. It was a stark contrast to how Maisie had been when she was first born.

There was one big milestone that Emma was hoping and praying that Maisie would hit, and that was to start to talk before 18 weeks. This would show that she had no lasting brain damage from the lack of blood at birth. Well, Maisie surpassed all expectations and started talking at only 15 weeks. It was incredible. Doctors were shocked to learn of Maisie’s continued survival. They had never seen anything like her condition before, and even when waving Emma and Maisie off home at the 18-week mark, no one expected the poor baby to cling on to life. They were not being pessimistic or fatalistic; they were merely being realistic.

But in spite of what the medical professionals predicted, Maisie really did hang on and prove them all wrong. It was nothing short of a miracle and proved that even the weakest in life can still become strong and prove all of the doubters wrong. ‘She really did surprise us all,’ said Emma, beaming as she remembered her daughter growing up. ‘I wanted nothing more than to wrap her up in cotton wool and look after her, but it turned out I didn’t need to because she was fine on her own. I’ll never love anyone more than I love my little Maisie. She’s my inspiration every day.’

So now it’s over to you. What did you think of this incredible story? Have you ever heard of a child being born with such an unusual condition? And would you have expected her to make a full recovery, or, much like the medical staff expected, the worst? As always, we love to hear from you, so be sure to leave your thoughts and opinions in the comment section down below.”