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Alvarenga said he rushed his son back to the hospital, where nurses put the infant in an oxygen chamber, where he remains in a stable condition.
The infant's mother was still in the hospital when she found out that her son was still alive.
"This is a very unusual case," said Ernesto Weber, head of pediatric intensive care at the state-run hospital where the infant was born.
Weber acknowledged that the doctor handling the case did not properly check the infant's vital signs, and that an investigation would be carried out.
However Aida Notario, a doctor at the hospital's birthing center, said that medical personnel tried to revive the infant for a whole hour. "His pulse was so low that it was undetectable," Notario said.
According to medical records, the infant weighed 500 grams (17.6 ounces) at birth.
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The infant's mother was still in the hospital when she found out that her son was still alive.
"This is a very unusual case," said Ernesto Weber, head of pediatric intensive care at the state-run hospital where the infant was born.
Weber acknowledged that the doctor handling the case did not properly check the infant's vital signs, and that an investigation would be carried out.
However Aida Notario, a doctor at the hospital's birthing center, said that medical personnel tried to revive the infant for a whole hour. "His pulse was so low that it was undetectable," Notario said.
According to medical records, the infant weighed 500 grams (17.6 ounces) at birth.
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