Blood donations save pregnant woman, baby

02:06, 04/06/2009

A pregnant woman and her baby have been saved thanks to blood donations by medical workers at the Long Khanh Hospital in the southern province of Dong Nai.

A pregnant woman and her baby have been saved thanks to blood donations by medical workers at the Long Khanh Hospital in the southern province of Dong Nai.

 

During a caesarean, Nguyen Thi Phuong, 34, lost a lot of blood. Doctors and nurses in the hospital volunteered to donate 1.7 litres of blood to save her and her baby.

 

Currently both mother and daughter are in stable condition.

(Source: VNS)