Extreme News reporter Sun Zhe
According to the British "Mirror" reported on May 19, recently, a South African couple insisted on giving birth to an armless fetus, which caused heated discussions on social media. Last year, 25-year-old Marianne Strauss was told by doctors during a prenatal check-up that the fetus in her belly was born with malformations and had no arms, and recommended an abortion. At the time, Marianne was 13 weeks pregnant, but despite this, she and husband Hendrik insisted on having the baby and said it was the "best gift" they had ever received.
Screenshots of related reports (Source: The Mirror)
It is understood that Marianne works in a bakery and her husband, Hendrick, is a department manager for a trucking company. In a recent interview with the media, she said that although she and her husband found it difficult to raise a disabled baby, neither wanted to have an abortion and insisted on giving birth to the child.
Last June, Marianne's son Hendrio was born, he weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce (about 2.7 kilograms) at birth, and the moment he saw the child, the Marian couple cried with excitement.
Marianne confessed that after her son was born, she was depressed because she was worried about his future, "(I thought) society is cruel, will our children be accepted? Will he be ridiculed and bullied? The doctor's previous words kept ringing in my ears, 'If you don't have an abortion, you're being too selfish.' You have to think about the child, who will never be able to lead a normal life. ’”
But when Hendrio was 3 months old, he learned to roll over and "learned to roll from one place to another." Marianne says it made the couple realize the child was okay and "[my] depressive symptoms went away." ”
Mr. and Mrs. Marian and Hendrio (Source: The Mirror)
"If he wants to take the toy on the other side, he rolls [to roll over) or puts his calf under him and pedals forward." Hendrick said proudly.
Today, Marianne's son Hendrio is 11 months old, but due to the slow development of his stomach, he is full after drinking 30 ml of milk at a time. The Marians, who told reporters that, in addition to these problems, Hendrio did not have a fibula and that "the day after he was born, he had a cast on his right leg because his foot was varus." ”
Despite this, the Marians' family has been unconditionally supportive of both of them and helped them take care of Hendrio. The Marians, the Marians, said Hendrio was the "best gift" they had ever received and planned to equip him with a prosthesis in the future.
In this regard, most netizens think that this is a great mother, but some netizens expressed the same view as the above doctor, believing that the parents' decision is selfish, "You have to think about the child, he will never be able to live a normal life!" ”
(Source: Polar Eye News)