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Show 'Miracle' Baby Wins Round In Battle for Existence PHILADELPHIA. Aug. T Three and one-half-pound Frances Fran-ces Mary Boccasstni, who was delivered in a postmortem Caesarian Caesar-ian operation, waa declared today past the critical stage and doctors hoped to remove her soon from an oxygen tank which has aided her breathing. Or. William G. Turnbull, super-InUndent super-InUndent of the Philadelphia gen- eral hospital, examined records which showed the tiny girl had taken nourishment regularly during dur-ing the night. He said her temperature had fallen toward normal steadily aince she was delivered in an operation yesterday one minute after her mother died. "It looks as though she waa past the critical stags as far as sudden death Is concerned," Dr. Cootlnuil on Par Two) (Column Hvn 'MIRACLE MITE' IS GIVEN FOOD (Contlauad from Paia One) Turnbull said. "If anything happens hap-pens now it will be gradual "She Is taking her food all right and her breathing is good. All In all, she looks pretty good today." to-day." Dr. John Corbit, assistant chief surgeon who performed the postmortem post-mortem delivery, commented today to-day the baby "looks fine." He said: 'The next thing thst we have to worry about ia cold. We will isolate her and take every precaution against infection." Dr. Corbit slept last night for the first time In more than 34 hours. He said he was Increasingly hopeful, because the baby was crying cry-ing at intervals and breathing regularly in the miniature oxygen tent he built of X-ray film and adhesive tape. The doctors said they would continue to strengthen the baby with injections of saltine solution and would continue feeding her glucose, water and two drama of milk every two hours. |