The birth of a baby is known as the happiest day of a parent’s life, but for one Robstown parent, it came with nightmares.
Samantha Garza gave birth to her son Giancarlo Cortez Igartua on Sept. 4, 2024. Just a few days later at a pediatrician appointment, Samantha told the doctor one of her other children had tested positive for COVID and pneumonia, and she was nervous her newborn baby would contract it.
Unfortunately, just about an hour after getting home from that appointment, Giancarlo started projectile vomiting, and Samantha quickly took her son to the emergency room where he stopped feeding and was severely dehydrated. At 7:30 the next morning nurses panicked stating his temperature was low, heart rate was high, and saw blood in his stool while changing his diaper.
Fernando ArevaloA surgeon performed an exploratory surgery on the infant after discovering a blockage in the intestines via an X-ray. Just 45 minutes later, Giancarlo was diagnosed with malrotation of the intestines.