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'One in a million' newborn defies odds, despite doctors' predictions
One Louisiana couple — who began planning their daughter's funeral before birth because doctors believed she wouldn't survive — is rejoicing as their baby miraculously defied the odds and is now three weeks old.
Nick and Savannah Roberts were told their little girl, Wren, would likely die at birth. Wren beat the odds, and is now three weeks old.
She has a rare genetic mutation which has resulted in three heart defects. She has spina bifida, her stomach is located in her chest, and she is lacking a spleen.
Despite her medical conditions, Wren is meeting milestones. Doctors have called her life "unexplainable."
Wren's life is a reminder that doctors can't always predict every medical outcome.
Wren's parents, Nick and Savannah Roberts, learned 20 weeks into Savannah's pregnancy that Wren likely wouldn't survive birth. She has a rare genetic mutation which has resulted in three heart defects, she has no spleen, and her stomach is placed in her chest. She also has spina bifida.
Nick and Savannah leaned on their faith and prepared a funeral for their little girl, expecting that it would take place the weekend after Wren's birth. Nick even arranged for attendees to wear pink, rather than black, and the couple bought outfits for the occasion.
When Wren was born, the couple expected she would pass shortly thereafter.
"We just pushed through and held on to God, and prayed that He would just give me an hour, or even a couple minutes just to hear her cry. Because that's all, at that point, all I really wanted was just to hear her cry. And He gave me a lot longer than that," Savannah told WDSU News.
Indeed, Wren defied the odds — and kept right on living. After a spinal surgery at one week, Wren is now three weeks old and meeting milestones like drinking from a bottle, yawning, stretching, and cooing.
Dr. Gabriella Bluett-Mills, a complex care pediatrician at Ochsner Children’s Hospital, said there are only about 15 documented cases with the same genetic mutation as Wren.
"I’d say Wren is one in a million,” Bluett-Mills said. “I’ve never seen all of these things together before.”
"Every doctor that sees her, they just laugh. They say this is unexplainable," Nick said.
Savannah called Wren a miracle.
“There’s a reason that it happened, and now looking at her, I’m so glad that it happened because I don’t want any other baby,” she said. “I want her.”
Dr. Bluett-Mills remarked that doctors can't predict every medical outcome — an important reminder in a day and age when so many parents are pressured to abort their preborn children due to a medical diagnosis.
"We don't know every single answer," Bluett-Mills said. "And we have to just follow along and let [Wren] lead us and show us what she's capable of doing."
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·Human Interest·By Bridget Sielicki
'One in a million' newborn defies odds, despite doctors' predictions
One Louisiana couple — who began planning their daughter's funeral before birth because doctors believed she wouldn't survive — is rejoicing as their baby miraculously defied the odds and is now three weeks old.
Nick and Savannah Roberts were told their little girl, Wren, would likely die at birth. Wren beat the odds, and is now three weeks old.
She has a rare genetic mutation which has resulted in three heart defects. She has spina bifida, her stomach is located in her chest, and she is lacking a spleen.
Despite her medical conditions, Wren is meeting milestones. Doctors have called her life "unexplainable."
Wren's life is a reminder that doctors can't always predict every medical outcome.
Wren's parents, Nick and Savannah Roberts, learned 20 weeks into Savannah's pregnancy that Wren likely wouldn't survive birth. She has a rare genetic mutation which has resulted in three heart defects, she has no spleen, and her stomach is placed in her chest. She also has spina bifida.
Nick and Savannah leaned on their faith and prepared a funeral for their little girl, expecting that it would take place the weekend after Wren's birth. Nick even arranged for attendees to wear pink, rather than black, and the couple bought outfits for the occasion.
When Wren was born, the couple expected she would pass shortly thereafter.
"We just pushed through and held on to God, and prayed that He would just give me an hour, or even a couple minutes just to hear her cry. Because that's all, at that point, all I really wanted was just to hear her cry. And He gave me a lot longer than that," Savannah told WDSU News.
Indeed, Wren defied the odds — and kept right on living. After a spinal surgery at one week, Wren is now three weeks old and meeting milestones like drinking from a bottle, yawning, stretching, and cooing.
Dr. Gabriella Bluett-Mills, a complex care pediatrician at Ochsner Children’s Hospital, said there are only about 15 documented cases with the same genetic mutation as Wren.
"I’d say Wren is one in a million,” Bluett-Mills said. “I’ve never seen all of these things together before.”
"Every doctor that sees her, they just laugh. They say this is unexplainable," Nick said.
Savannah called Wren a miracle.
“There’s a reason that it happened, and now looking at her, I’m so glad that it happened because I don’t want any other baby,” she said. “I want her.”
Dr. Bluett-Mills remarked that doctors can't predict every medical outcome — an important reminder in a day and age when so many parents are pressured to abort their preborn children due to a medical diagnosis.
"We don't know every single answer," Bluett-Mills said. "And we have to just follow along and let [Wren] lead us and show us what she's capable of doing."
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
Our work is possible because of our donors. Please consider giving to further our work of changing hearts and minds on issues of life and human dignity.
Contact editor@liveaction.org for questions, corrections, or if you are seeking permission to reprint any Live Action News content.
Guest Articles: To submit a guest article to Live Action News, email editor@liveaction.org with an attached Word document of 800-1000 words. Please also attach any photos relevant to your submission if applicable. If your submission is accepted for publication, you will be notified within three weeks. Guest articles are not compensated (see our Open License Agreement). Thank you for your interest in Live Action News!
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Kelsey Lebo
·Human Interest
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·Human Interest
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