I remember this. I was very distraught over the idea that these babies
had spent days alone, trapped. I remember having discussions with my
mother about how their lives would be changed from this horrible
experience, and how maybe they would be unbonded. This was obviously
years before I had my own children, knew of the importance of
breastfeeding, etc. I remember the babies came from a few different
hospitals, and were found at different times, so it may be that some
babies were trapped for seven days and others for longer. I just
remember being very upset over hearing about these babies.... It's
strange that it's been 20 years.
Joylyn
Diane Wiessinger wrote:
>What exactly happened in Mexico City in the 1985 earthquake? I wondered whether, after all this time, we had our story straight. Here's what some quick googling turned up. Anyone want to delve into it more?
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>4-day-old Jesus Antonio Castillo's world collapsed from above and dropped from below.
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>For the next 10 days, the newborn lay in the rubble of Mexico City's collapsed General Hospital... Somehow, Jesus Antonio survived. He turned 10 on Friday. He's a healthy, active child who likes to box with his father and play with his dog. Yet he bears scars - physical and mental - from the ordeal. He attends school but speaks haltingly when he speaks at all. He still receives psychological help. In the rubble, he managed a cry, which led rescuers to him. He was nicknamed the "Miracle Baby," hospitalized for 44 days and sent home. He weighed 71/2 pounds when he was born and 6 pounds when they found him. An infant girl found with him died a few days later.
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>After 7 days, rescuers brought out alive some tiny newborn babies who had survived for a week without food. They were rushed to a hospital. Many of the babies survived.
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>The 14 newborns provided inspiration and hope to a devastated capital when they were rescued after days buried in the rubble of Mexico City's 1985 earthquake. Jesus Antonio Castillo was four days old and lying in an incubator... Castillo was the last of 16 newborns rescued from the remains of Juarez General and a second hospital leveled by the quake. Two of the newborns pulled from the rubble later died - one of them a girl whose weak wailing led rescuers to Castillo, trapped just 8 inches away, but too feeble to cry. (This article, like the first, says 10 days.) "I feel fortunate to have turned 18 and to be an adult," he said. "But I feel fortunate to have every day of my life. I received an opportunity that thousands of others didn't and I will never forget that."
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>It all leaves me unclear about the number of babies, the number of days, the survival rate, and the outcomes. But I leave it to a more determined googler to untangle it :-)
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>Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC Ithaca, NY USA
>www.wiessinger.baka.com
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