Letters to Gabriel: The True Story of Gabriel Michael SantorumA collection of letters by the author to her unborn child with an abnormality known as "posterior urethral valve", a defect in which a valve in the urinary system does not open. As a result, the baby is unable to empty fluid from the bladder to the amniotic sac. |
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... amniotic fluid that surrounds a baby in utero is made up of urine . Since you are not able to empty your little bladder , there is an absence of amniotic fluid which the doctors referred to as " oligohydramnios . " The physicians ...
... amniotic fluid that surrounds a baby in utero is made up of urine . Since you are not able to empty your little bladder , there is an absence of amniotic fluid which the doctors referred to as " oligohydramnios . " The physicians ...
Page 48
... amniotic fluid . Dr. Adzick did stress that you were about to go through a critical time with the develop- ment of your lungs . We needed to provide you with amniotic fluid so your lungs would have room to expand and grow . He said ...
... amniotic fluid . Dr. Adzick did stress that you were about to go through a critical time with the develop- ment of your lungs . We needed to provide you with amniotic fluid so your lungs would have room to expand and grow . He said ...
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... amniotic fluid . So much that , for the first time , we saw your arms and legs moving ! You finally had room to move . The shunt was working perfectly , the surgery was successful , it had worked like a charm but it was all to no avail ...
... amniotic fluid . So much that , for the first time , we saw your arms and legs moving ! You finally had room to move . The shunt was working perfectly , the surgery was successful , it had worked like a charm but it was all to no avail ...
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Letters to Gabriel: The True Story of Gabriel Michael Santorum Karen Garver Santorum Limited preview - 2012 |
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References to this book
The Night I Held an Angel: An Inspirational Testimony of a Mother's Healing ... Zchantell McDonnell No preview available - 2004 |