Friday, December 21, 2012

Hospital staff marvels at ‘miracle’ mother

CROWN POINT | Stacy Martinez recently received a new gift of life that staff members at Franciscan St. Anthony Health Crown Point are calling a miracle.

Martinez, 25, of Cedar Lake, had just undergone a Cesarean section, giving birth to twin girls, when she suddenly became unresponsive. Her heart had stopped. It was surmised she had suffered an amniotic embolism, which left her chances of survival at about 40 percent, at best.

A handful of Obstetrics Unit nursing staff members are among a larger group of nurses and physicians being credited for helping Martinez beat the odds, although they refuse to accept kudos, instead crediting “a higher power” and prayer for an outcome that “was very much a miracle.”

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