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A mother in Australia was told by a doctor that her new born son was dead but she helped to bring hi...
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A mother in Australia was told by a doctor that her new born son was dead but she helped to bring him back to life by holding the baby against her body. She used a method known as a kangaroo care. The child, named Jamie ,was born after only 27 weeks with his twin sister, Emily, in a hospital in Sydney. Her birth went well ,but his was a different story. The doctor struggled for 20 minutes to save Jamie before announcing him dead.
“His little arms and legs were just falling down away from his body.” Kate Ogg said ,“I took off my coat and put him on my chest with his head over my arm.” She and her husband, David ,said to the child as she continued to hold him for nearly 2 hours. During that time, the two-pound baby showed the sign of life. She said , “I told my mum ,who was there, that he was still alive. Then he held out his hand and grabbed my finger. ”Their tiny baby grew stronger and stronger in his mother’s arms, and their final goodbye turned into a hello.
The doctor at first ignored the baby’s movements, but when he put the stethoscope(听诊器)to his chest, his mouth was wide open and he said ,“It’s my fault, It’s a miracle( 奇迹).
“The kangaroo care helps the baby keep body warmth” Dr Pinchi Srinivasan said, “It also regulates(调节) heartbeat and breathing rates and is believed to help weight gain and improve sleeping habits. Fathers can also use kangaroo care. The key to the method is skin-to-skin contact.”
The practice began in less developed nations. It has become a recognized pracitce in helping premature babies. The techniques is good for babies, and is used in many baby care centers.
1.After hearing what the doctor said, the mother________.
A. became so sad that she almost became mad
B. didn’t give up and tried to bring her baby to life
C. chose to believe the doctor
D. became angry at what the doctor did to the baby
2.When the baby first showed sign of life, the doctor________.
A. didn’t believe the miracle had happened
B. was too shocked to do anything
C. was cheered and tried to save the baby at once
D. was moved by what the mother did to the baby
3.From what Dr Pinchi Srinivasan said, we learn the baby came back to life mainly because of________.
A. the mother’s soft words
B. the doctor’s careful care
C. skin-to-skin contact with the mother
D. the father’s kangaroo’s care
4.According to the paassage, premature babies refer to babies that are born______.
A. with diseases B. before their time C. dead D. heavy
5.What the main idea of the passage?
A.A baby was almost killed by a doctor’s wrong decision
B.A doctor in Australia announced a baby was dead by mistake
C.A mum in Australia saved her baby with “kangaroo care”
D.A mum in Australia invented a new method of saving babies
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