Chinese Newborn Suffocated By Mother’s Breast, Eyes Donated

From NetEase:

Changsha 6-day-old infant suffocated to death while feeding, parent donates child’s eyes

April 13th, Changsha, Hunan province children’s hospital, Xiangzi during preparation for the surgery to extract the corneas, the children nearby crying constantly. April 8th at night at 8:10, Xiangzi’s arrival brought happiness to the entire family. But this happiness only lasted 4 days. On the morning of the fourth day after his birth, while Xiangzi was feeding, his nostrils were covered by his 23-year-old mother’s breast. It took nearly an hour of emergency resuscitation before the child finally recovered a heartbeat, but the child remained in a comatose state. After consultations, the child’s chance for recovery is very small and even if he recovers, the after-effects will be very large.

Number “438” Xiangzi’s two hands lie limply on the table, the ECG beside him showing that the child’s heartbeat is “0”. Mr. Ye knows understands that if the child continuing on like this would only be suffering, and through intense mental anguish, he decided to give up trying to cure the child and also donated the child’s corneas.

Inside the Changsha, Hunan province children’s hospital’s Number 4 neonatal intensive care unit, workers for the eye bank extract Xiangzi’s corneas.

When Xiangzi’s father Mr. Ye accepted an interview, he could not hold back sobs. Mr. Ye said, “I couldn’t bear to go see my child for the last time, I have truly failed my child, and I really hope that in heaven, he will not blame his daddy and mommy. My wife and I are both post-80s generation, we simply didn’t know about how to raise children. The village clinic where we gave birth didn’t really teach us either, and now all we have are regrets.

Comments from NetEase:

网易广东省深圳市福田区网友:

Cupware, mothers, you must use your hand to hold them.

网易四川省网友:

Truly heart-breaking. So sad. May the child live happily in heaven!

网易江苏省连云港市网友:

Careless father, ignorant mother, poor child. May you be reborn in Bill Gates’ family in the next life.

网易辽宁省沈阳市网友:

Who knows how much money the hospital sold the corneas for. On the surface, the hospital does not sell for money, [but] the amount of money the director or head nurse will get can be hundreds of thousands. Stupid daddy. Stupid mommy. Stupid child.

网易湖北省襄阳市网友:

My heart aches too, very much. The child is like an angel.

网易陕西省西安市网友:

Maybe it is escape. In the next life, don’t come to the Heavenly Kingdom.

网易浙江省嘉兴市网友:

In the future, this method can be used to commit murder.

网易湖南省衡阳市网友:

May your mom please use this method to come kill me. My taste is quite heavy.

网易北京市网友:

No matter who you donate, you shouldn’t donate to a Chinese hospital! Those cold-blooded insane people! I say this with profound experience…

网易上海市闵行区网友:

The mother carries a child for 10 months, going through such hardship, only for the child to live 6 days, truly heart-breaking. Seeing how small the child is, lying on the little bed, it is truly saddening. I hope this kind of tragedy will not happen again.

网易江苏省南京市网友:

Fuck, are they born simply to have their corneas extracted? Can you extract them just because an infant is unable to express its wishes? Unless the person agrees themselves, this kind of action is a crime. Letting a person depart [this world] whole is an individual’s final dignity.

网易新西兰网友:

Faint. This is the most upsetting news I have seen recently. Maybe the baby actually discovered that the world is no fun.

网易天津市网友:

Doing this to one’s own child, these two people are nothing good, what are they doing continuing to live, hurry and go die. Extracting the child’s eyes while it still breathes. Abominable.

网易重庆市网友:

How annoying, in the future, don’t post this kind of news! Seeing it just makes people upset!

网易江苏省徐州市网友:

I too have just become a mother for a little over a year. Seeing this news, I cried. It really is heart-breaking. Darling, rest in peace, I hope the baby’s daddy and mommy can stay strong and recover from this!

网易上海市网友:

Fuck~~~!!! How hard is it to find someone to guide you in how to feed a baby?! Would it have cost a lot of money??!
If you aren’t prepared, why have a child?! [I] despise [you]!