A newborn baby girl received 13 stitches after she was cut in the face during an emergency C-section in Denver, Colorado.
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Kyanni’s parents, Reazjahana and Damarqus Williams were expected their baby girl to make her arrival via vaginal birth but their plans were changed after doctors were not able to find her heartbeat. Reazjhana underwent an emergency C-section and was told by doctors that the baby girl was too close to the placenta wall during the surgery. However, they told the couple that she had a “scratch” on her face.
The cut on Kyanni’s left cheek went from her nose to her ear and Reazjhana added that a plastic surgeon had to give their daughter 13 stitches to close it.“I tried to be understanding about what happened, but on top of the fact her face got cut and a plastic surgeon had to come to do it, there’s just a lot of things I’m not understanding with the C-section. I’ve never heard of anybody having to deal with their baby’s face looking like this after a C-section,” she added.
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Demarqus added that his daughter cannot sleep on her cheek due to the pain from the wound and he is worried that his daughter could be bullied for the scar as she gets older. The couple is seeking legal action and they are seeking a plastic surgeon to hide the scar.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help with the family’s medical expenses.