BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A grieving mother fell to her knees in shock after finding her newborn alive in a morgue coffin nearly 12 hours after the child was declared dead.
Analia Bouter named the baby Luz Milagros, or “Miracle Light.” The tiny girl, born three months premature, was in critical but improving condition Wednesday in the same hospital where the staff pronounced her stillborn April 3.
Rafael Sabatinelli, the deputy health minister in the northern province of Chaco, announced Tuesday that five medical professionals involved were suspended pending an investigation.
Bouter told TeleNoticias TV on Tuesday night that doctors gave her the death certificate just 20 minutes after the baby — her fourth child — was born. She said the baby was quickly put in a coffin and taken to the morgue’s refrigeration room. Twelve hours passed before she and her husband were able to open the coffin to say their goodbyes.
She said that’s when the baby trembled. She thought it was her imagination — then she realized the child was alive and dropped to her knees in shock. A morgue worker quickly picked up the girl and confirmed she was alive.
