Olivia Norton, Baby Born With 'No Blood,' Survives Severe Case Of Newborn Anemia (PHOTO)

Baby Olivia Norton is now a healthy baby girl after surviving a severe case of newborn anemia that essentially left her "without blood" for a short period of time.

The extraordinary recovery of baby born with a severe case of anemia in the U.K. is being called a medical miracle.

Doctors gave Olivia Norton about two hours to live after they discovered the newborn had severely low levels of hemoglobin. So low were the levels, in fact, that what filled her veins and arteries could barely be classed as blood, the South West News Service (SWNS) reports.

The premature baby was born completely pale on Sept. 10. But after undergoing emergency blood transfusions, she began to slowly regain her color.

About six months later, Baby Olivia is alive and well. Her case remains so rare that it's being documented in medical texts, the Mirror reports.

Even still, Olivia's isn't the only story of baby born "without blood" to surface in recent months.

Earlier this year, mother Katy Morgan came forward to talk about her son's recovery after he, too, was born with "no blood."

Baby Oliver overcame a rare condition called Vasa Previa that essentially caused blood to drain from his body while he was still in the womb, the London Evening Standard reports.

After coming into the world without a heartbeat, the boy received a blood transfusion and a slew of other procedures after which he slowly gained strength, eventually becoming the healthy, active toddler he is today, according to the Sun.

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Comments

[Catabil2003]

05:11 AM on 04/08/2012

hello, i`m from Romania and my daughter was born with 2,60 hemoglobine on 23 september 2011. she was white like milk when i see her first time after an hour of life.

[ethicsbob88]

06:26 AM on 04/06/2012

In America I guess the baby was born with a pre-existing condition-no coverage
In the UK of course that hotbed of Stalin socialism she was fully covered

[FloB]

12:30 AM on 06/13/2012

In America if the mother or father had family coverage, the baby had insurance when it was born.

[anitafeeney]

05:21 AM on 04/06/2012

well i am glad the baby is ok kudos to the doctors and nurses who saved her

[WinslowWong]

11:43 PM on 04/05/2012

Turnips be damned, side bet says the government will still be able to wring taxes out of her.

[jonny dipstick]

10:37 AM on 04/05/2012

That is amazing! Good for him and his family. Very cool! I bet the vampires are outraged though.

[bluespagan]

09:37 AM on 04/05/2012

As a mother of a 10 month old my thoughts and prayers go out to these parents. How scary.

[loopsparky]

06:15 PM on 04/04/2012

All a result of this new generation's crappy vampire movies.

[GrantS]

01:34 PM on 04/04/2012

Miracles happen because of gods. This happened because of science.

Congrats to the parents.

[spartanladkenny]

01:23 PM on 04/04/2012

Miracle? Whatever!! I just saw Jesus on the back of a rotting stingray!

[czs5056]

09:43 AM on 04/06/2012

You saw that too?

[Hansy Peguero]

12:29 PM on 04/04/2012

A miracle?? nope, it was science. The girl received a blood transfusion, she is alive because of that.

[TomMartin]

10:54 PM on 04/03/2012

The two babies mentioned are sure glad their parents are not Jehovah's Witnesses, who feel it is a sin to have a transfusion.

[Rock Jocelyn]

04:52 PM on 04/04/2012

If they had survived that, it would have been an actual miracle.

[Aequus]

09:31 PM on 04/03/2012

She better hope she doesn't marry someone with the last name John.

[badscientist]

12:36 PM on 04/03/2012

Why does God get the credit for good things, but never takes the blame for bad things?

[barham619]

12:42 PM on 04/03/2012

So, you're a "badscientist" AND a bad human, huh?

[badscientist]

02:38 PM on 04/03/2012

I'm sorry?

[VictoryBlue]

03:59 PM on 04/03/2012

And your a dim bulb.

[imanormalalien]

12:53 PM on 04/03/2012

cause bad things aren't caused by god

[badscientist]

02:39 PM on 04/03/2012

If you believe that God created everything, then you have to believe he created the capacity for bad things and evil. And if he doesn't cause the bad things, he created whatever does cause the bad things, so ultimately it would be his fault.

[lastshot54]

11:59 PM on 04/03/2012

cause nothing was created by god

[mainecoonkat4]

12:07 PM on 04/03/2012

Another hp "science and health" article devoid of science. It remains clear there is no one on staff with any medical or scientific knowledge. Another poster Overseasvet clarifies with this:
"
The article makes it sound as if they child was born with a developmental defect that caused anemia. In actuality Vasa Previa is a condition where placental vessels cover the internal cervical opening. When the baby is delivered the vessels rupture and the child bleeds out quickly. The anemic baby and all the bleeding should be apparent to the delivery team and transfusions administered immediately. It is only one reason home deliveries remain high risk. "

[GrantS]

01:54 PM on 04/04/2012

Pretty sad how little actual investigative reporting was done on this. Just a cut and paste feed.

[blisster]

03:12 PM on 04/04/2012

Science, not the bailiwick of Republicans.

[Shyla22]

11:18 AM on 04/03/2012

Wow, such good news but so many posters blaming God? Hmm.

[AnonymouseFTW]

11:23 AM on 04/03/2012

No, people are just giving credit to the DOCTORS AND NURSES who saved the child instead of giving credit to God for saving the child but not for making her sick in the first place. It seems to just be basic consistency :)

[Shyla22]

02:42 PM on 04/03/2012

No no, I'm all for giving credit to the docs and nurses, I was just wondering why so many people felt the need to blame God for anything bad that happens after reading good news... seemed a bit of a sideways step in logical progression, lol