"Miracle baby" died two weeks after the death of her mother as a result of complications during childbirth

Birth of the youngest member of the Accurso family from Jacksonville, Florida, he was not happy like that of many births around the world. Although the doctors called him a "miracle baby", could not resist the injuries caused by the complications of delivery and He died last Friday.

The mother, Lauren Accurso, 37, also died, only that she died on the day of delivery, April 29, because of what doctors have determined as "an unpredictable and very rare medical emergency".

Although the baby survived, his father informed the media that his son had suffered a "significant brain injury" caused by a prolonged period without oxygen during delivery ", reason why the child was kept in the unit Neonatal Intensive Care at Wolfson Children's Hospital.

However, the baby's death was predictable and for this reason, the father of the newborn, Matthew Accurso, decided to remove his son from the survival system, after several days of intensive care.

The pastor of the family, Matt McCloghry, shared a father's Facebook post in which he mentioned: "Today was one of the toughest days of my life, Matthew is supported by a respirator as well as a food tube."he explained.

In addition, he detailed the situation of his son: "because of the seriousness of his condition, Matthew will not be able to stay alive without these medical devices in place. In recent weeks, doctors have tried to remove machinesbut unfortunately the results have not been positive.

In addition, the father said that upon receipt of the news, his son should stay in the intensive care unit. I just wanted to keep it out of the machines, drugs, vital support and the smells of the hospital.

"I wanted to take him to our family apartment on the beach and let him the healing kisses of her sisters, grandmothers and cousins ​​will cleanse her little body of all its evilsbut as sometimes life, I came back to reality as my only son, the sweet child that my wife carried with so much diligence and love for nine months, is in a situation that dad could not solvehe wrote in his publication.

As for Lauren and Matthew, Jill McCloghry, wife of Pastor of the Accurso family, told local media that they had grown up in the same city and their marriage was amazing and healthy. He also emphasized Lauren's solidarity, "When he discovered that someone in the church was going through a difficult time, he would contact him to support him.".

According to a GoFundMe page, which was opened to help financially the family and whereThey had raised just over $ 176,000. Lauren and Matthew Accurso were boyfriends since high school. and they were married in 2004. In addition, the couple has three other daughters: Ali Rose, eight, Naomi Belle, five, and Layne Louise, two.