Sandino Marcelo was born on April 27, 2006. I was scheduled for a caesarian section on May 2, but my blood pressure kept rising sometime April 25 so Donat and I decided to leave Tagaytay and check in early at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in Quezon City. It turned out to be a good thing too, since the ultrasound showed the umbilical cord looped around the baby's neck. My OB-Gyne Dra. Melen Araos, found out later that the cord was actually looped not once, but twice around his neck. She decided to cut the cord first before taking the baby out, to reduce the danger of choking him. The moment she clamped on the cord, the baby gave a piercing cry. This is how Sandino made his presence known to us, even while still encased inside my womb.
I was completely unconscious throughout the operation, and was hardly able to open my eyes when they told me it was over and that the baby was fine. "What's his APGAR score?" was the only thing I could think of. APGAR is a simple scoring system which immediately assesses a newborn's health according to appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration. Scores range from zero to 10, which means the higher the score, the better the baby's health. "He's a 9.9," I heard someone vaguely say, before I drifted back to sleep again.
I was completely unconscious throughout the operation, and was hardly able to open my eyes when they told me it was over and that the baby was fine. "What's his APGAR score?" was the only thing I could think of. APGAR is a simple scoring system which immediately assesses a newborn's health according to appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration. Scores range from zero to 10, which means the higher the score, the better the baby's health. "He's a 9.9," I heard someone vaguely say, before I drifted back to sleep again.
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Congratulations Marla and Donat!
Voltaire V.
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