The New York Post e-Edition

Newborn gashed in labor

Jackie Salo

A newborn in Colorado required more than a dozen stitches after an emergency C-section left her with a massive cut across her face.

Kyanni Williams’ parents had planned to have a natural birth, but the doctors were unable to find a heartbeat while her mother was in labor last week at Denver Health, KDVR-TV reported.

“They said our baby made a sudden movement. They couldn’t hear her heartbeat or find it, and they took her into an immediate C-section,” said her father, Damarqus Williams.

But when Kyanni came out, she had a gash on her cheek that required 13 stitches.

“They said her face was close to the placenta wall,” Williams told the station.

Kyanni’s grandfather, Walter Williams, said, “To have your granddaughter born to come out to see the plastic surgeon, to get 13 stitches, is devastating, it’s heartbreaking.”

The family launched a GoFundMe page to raise money to hire a lawyer.

CITY IN CRISIS

en-us

2021-06-22T07:00:00.0000000Z

2021-06-22T07:00:00.0000000Z

https://nypost.pressreader.com/article/281621013298434

New York Post