A Syrian woman was pregnant when her house collapsed in the first tremor. After she gave birth she had no choice but to return home, only to have the building fall again.
, she was 7 months pregnant. Lucky to be alive, she was taken to the hospital in Afrin run by the Syrian American Medical Society where she gave birth to her son, Adnan, last Monday.
She was rescued once more, this time in critical condition with injuries to her lower back. The baby, by then severely dehydrated and suffering from jaundice, along with Dima, were rushed back to the hospital, where the infant is now in critical condition, but responding to treatment.
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