Brain-dead woman a mum

A BRAIN-DEAD woman in Italy has given birth to a baby girl.

The girl, who was born prematurely in a Milan hospital was breathing well yesterday, but doctors cautioned that it would be at least a month before the newborn could be considered out of danger.

“The baby girl’s clinical condition is stable. It’s a good sign,” said Dr Stefano Martinelli, head of the neonatal ward at Niguarda hospital. “To say with certainty if she will make it we will need at least a month.”