In Minnesota, Amber McCullough is pregnant with conjoined twins and may have a risky EXIT procedure to give one of the twins a better chance at survival. According to the St. Louis Fetal Care Institute, an EXIT delivery is performed when it is anticipated that a baby or babies in the case of twins, will have immediate life-threatening problems once removed from the mother at delivery.
Amber shared that her girls, Hannah and Olivia, are a rare combination since she is an identical twin herself. Unfortunately, doctors told her that Olivia has a single ventricle heart and regardless of medical intervention, will likely not survive. However, her other daughter, Hannah has a fighting chance because her heart is normal.
On her GoFundMe page she explained, “I have not and refuse to give up on my girls. I have been in a position where I have had much pressure to abort at times and I refuse. Instead, I choose to embrace their life while they are here and fight like crazy to do all I can for my daughters. It is likely I will need to travel to Denver for a consult and care if is determined that an EXIT to separation procedure is necessary in order to save Hannah’s life.”
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