Chapter 736

“Just answer me this: aside from terminating the pregnancy, is there any other way to protect both mother and child? Quick, tell me!” Sebastian yelled.

The doctor said after a moment’s thought, “There is one way—intrauterine blood transfusion! Insert a tube into the fetus’s umbilical cord or placenta to directly provide blood for the fetus and physically control the loss of blood in the womb. This is an emergency measure to preserve the fetus’s life, and is usually only taken when the fetus’s life is under severe threat. Although this method can increase the fetus’s survival rate, given Mrs. Carter’s condition right now, failure would result in the baby’s death by fetal hypoxia. Mrs. Carter’s life may be at risk, too!”

Sydney immediately asked, “In other words, Rose will be fine if we terminate the pregnancy, but the baby will be gone. If we forcefully try to keep the baby, failure would mean that both mother and child will die. Is that right?”

The doctor nodded. “Yes. That’s why ou