A mom’s newborn baby as well as the mother’s beloved co-workers at Medical City Dallas Hospital were credited with saving her life following a life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage.
Chi Tran, a nurse in the postpartum unit at Medical City Dallas Hospital, has provided care and recovery for many mothers and their newborn babies.
However, on June 29, 2018, the position was reversed when she gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Eric.
Unfortunately, a moment after the delivery, Tran’s co-workers noticed she had life-threatening postpartum hemorrhaging.
Sensing Tran’s life was in danger, her co-workers immediately responded, rushing her to the operating room.
Dealing with the life-and-death situation, nurse Allie Jones, who did her internship with Tran, was extremely terrified.
Tran lost a huge amount of blood and required 24 units of blood transfusion.
Despite the blood transfusion, Tran’s condition remained precarious.
But when the nurses placed Tran’s newborn son on her chest, a miracle happened.
The baby saved Tran’s life.
“I had to pull through. I had to make it,” recalled a tearful Tran.
Thankfully, within 40 minutes, Tran was taken off the ventilator and was on the road to recovery.
More than a month later on Aug. 3, a grateful Tran, who was on maternity leave, showed up at the hospital with baby Eric.
“I’m so glad to be here, and I’m so thankful for everyone,” Tran said.
Following the harrowing childbirth, Tran will return to her job as a postpartum nurse with a renewed sense of purpose.
