“The mother was strong and very brave. She listened very carefully to my instructions and I asked her to trust me. And with just a few good pushes, the baby’s head popped out. I grabbed her head and maneuvered to deliver the rest of her body,” the doctor added.
“She immediately cried and i gave a sigh of relief. I dried her up and kept her warm over her mother’s chest. At this time, the condo personnel arrived with the first aid kit. I had to cut the cord and deliver the placenta. Luckily they had sterile gloves and bandage scissors but there was no clip. I improvised and used the mother’s (sturdy metal) hair clip – the one that bends to close. I used 2 clips to clamp the cord and cut it, and then i delivered the placenta.”
He still advised the parents to go to the hospital and would later receive a beautiful snapshot of baby Gabriela Ann.
It was such a blessing that Dr. Manalastas happened to be there to help the couple deliver this beautiful baby – and we’re willing to bet he’s going to be this precious angel’s godfather!
1 day after the Blue Toast, on the first day of being completely on our own, you realize how much you’ve grown and…
Posted by Mikko Manalastas on Saturday, October 1, 2016
