Lviv doctors successfully deliver healthy baby boy 97 days after mother's water broke

Khrystyna Pryshlyak, a 28-year-old resident of Lviv Oblast who delivered her first child via planned cesarean section, experienced premature rupture of membranes at 22 weeks during her second pregnancy.

She was immediately hospitalized due to the acute risk of intrauterine infection following the loss of protective amniotic fluid. Clinical staff monitored the patient daily, ran continuous diagnostic screenings, and administered preventative therapy. Pryshlyak remained on strict bed rest for three months.

These measures allowed medical staff to extend the pregnancy to 36 weeks, maintaining the vital signs of both mother and child over a span of 97 days.

"This case demanded the absolute focus of our entire team. The primary goal was preventing infection and buying time for the baby's vital organs to develop properly. We took it step by step. When labor began at 36 weeks, everything went smoothly," said obstetrician-gynecologist Ihor Fedashko.

Pryshlyak delivered a healthy boy weighing 2,490 grams (5.5 lbs) and measuring 49 centimeters (19.3 inches). Despite the uterine scar remaining from her previous cesarean section, the delivery proceeded naturally. The newborn was in satisfactory condition and did not require resuscitation.

"At first, we were terrified, but the doctors reassured us they would do everything possible. We trusted them, and they saved our son. The feeling when they first placed him on my chest is simply indescribable," Pryshlyak shared.

The baby was named Nazar, chosen by his five-year-old brother. The mother and newborn have since been discharged home.