What went wrong during preganacy
Everything went well for the first 14 weeks. The suddenly Juan’s growth rate started to decrease and he rapidly fell behind the normal development schedule for his age. At the time we didn’t know what the cause was (we’ll never be 100% sure), this continued for 8 weeks. Just as suddenly as it started, it stopped and Juan started to grow again.
Eventually he was born after a near full term pregnancy, but he weighed only 2.2kg at birth. Despite his age, he was a strong and healthy baby.
A MRI and CT scan of the brain is done as part of the screening for a cochlea implant. The scans revealed that Juan somehow did not get enough oxygen during this 8 weeks and as a result lost his hearing.
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