Mom who was dead for 45 minutes during child birth wakes up in hospital to find out she gave birth to triplets

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A mother from Texas says she forgot giving birth to triplets after being declared “clinically dead” for 45 minutes. Amniotic fluid normally enters the mother’s bloodstream during birth but allergic reactions only occur in 2.5 for every 100,000 births or 1 in 40,000 in the United States. She related to me that she had just started pulling the placenta out and that’s usually the time when this occurs — the separation of the placenta and uterus.” open image in gallery An amniotic fluid embolism occurs in 1 in every 40,000 deliveries in the United States Christie then stopped breathing and had no pulse as the doctors began performing CPR. “It took a little bit to get that connection with them.” However, the doctors continued to keep the babies around Christie even while she was unconscious in order to establish their connection.