There are some mothers out there who will say that having a baby changed or ‘saved’ their life, but this is literally true for one mum in France.

 

A baby readjusted his position within his mother’s womb, to cover up a rupture in her uterus. In this way, he ended up saving both of their lives.

 

The incredible incident was first reported on in the European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology.

 

The woman, aged 31, was eight-and-a-half months pregnant when she began to feel unwell. According to the report, she was experiencing severe stomach pain.

 

As she had undergone a C-section at seven months with an older child, doctors were keen to investigate the cause of the mother’s pain.

 

 

When heart scans failed to identify the problem, the doctors looked a little further – and discovered a uterine rupture, which could have proven life-threatening.

 

The doctors discovered something incredible upon investigation, however – the expectant mother’s unborn son had covered up the rupture with his back. Not only did this prevent her from haemorrhaging but it also ensured that no amniotic fluid escaped; so, basically, this simple and instinctive action saved both their lives.

 

In the report, the doctors described the baby as acting like a ‘vacuum-like suction cup’.

 

Amazingly, the tot was born perfectly healthy via C-section, with no complications. While he was born with a blister on his back from the ‘suction’, this disappeared hours after his birth.

 

The baby’s birth and instinctive life-saving action has been described as ‘extraordinary’ by experts involved in the delivery.

 

 

This incredible turn of events calls to mind the story of Emily Eekhoff, who managed to save her unborn baby’s life with the help of an app.

 

Emily, from Iowa, had been using a locally produced app that encourages mums to count their babies' kicks to monitor their progress.

 

When Emily noticed that her baby’s activity had significantly reduced, she headed to the hospital – and it was exactly the right thing to do. As it turned out, baby Ruby’s umbilical cord had wrapped around her neck three times.

 

Thankfully, little Ruby was safely delivered via C-section.

 

If there’s anything that these stories prove, it’s that the protective instinct between mother and child is innate and incomparable.  

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