A Pottstown mom is famous on TikTok with videos of her near-death delivery and the remarkable medical intervention that saved her and the baby.
Mom being reunited with her baby for the first time after a death-defying birth, images that have gone viral on TikTok.
“I went into cardiopulmonary arrest so my heart stopped and I stopped breathing,” she said.
The baby was delivered via cesarean section in minutes and then Summers was put on life support and transported to Lankenau.
“She had a very rare thing called an amniotic fluid embolism, which is something that you really can’t predict and usually don’t end well,” Dr. Mara Caroline said. “It usually ends with mom and baby dying.”
Caroline had to tell Summers’ family that the healthy first-time mom might not survive.
Dad had to meet the baby alone.
“Not knowing if he would have to raise our son on his own,” Summers said.
The life-saving interventions included ECMO, a machine that keeps blood circulating, and a tiny heart pump called Impella that allows the heart to rest and recover.
Watch the segment: Pottstown Mom’s Viral TikTok Of Near-Death Delivery Spreading Awareness About Rare Birth Complication
