Doctors ripped off baby’s head during emergency C-section as horrified mum and dad watched on

DEVASTATED parents have relived the horrifying moment doctors ripped off their baby’s head during childbirth.

Heartbroken mum Ranielly Santos, 34, said she was “treated like an animal” during labour at Hospital das Clinicas da UFMG in Brazil.

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She had been hospitalised while 28 weeks into her pregnancy due to high blood pressure before the traumatic labour unfolded on May 1.

After being induced, her partner Victor da Silva watched as a doctor climbed over his wife’s body and carried out an emergency C-section.

As little girl Emanuelly da Silva’s was born, the medic tore off the infant’s head.

Prior to the horror, dad Victor said he saw his daughter blinking and moving her mouth.

Victor told local media: “They began pulling the child’s head with their hands, telling my wife to push, but she didn’t have any more strength.

“At the last moment they did this, a bunch of people came over and held her down, held me down.

“They gave her general anaesthesia, she passed out, the baby just came out, but she was already lifeless.”

After becoming hysterical, Victor says he was removed from the delivery room by security and taken away from his unconscious wife.

Devastated Ranielly said her mum saw the infant’s body covered in a blanket.

Medics tried to stop the baby’s grandmother from removing the covering, but she saw Emanuelly’s neck had been “sewn” back on and was “covered in marks”.

Ranielly told local news outlet R7: “I was treated like an animal.

“My mother saw the whole procedure. She opened the [cover], but they tried to stop my mother from opening the outfit, that’s when we saw that her neck was sewn, full of marks.”

Emanuelly had earlier been diagnosed with a malformation in her lungs after imaging exams revealed the presence of cysts.

But even though there was a risk she would not survive after being born, her devastated dad insists her heart was beating during the birth.

The family claims everything seemed to be going well up until the little girl’s head began to emerge and tragedy struck.

The parents filed a complaint with the police two days after the harrowing birth.

Cops are now investigating the case over possible manslaughter. 

Ranielly and Victor alleged they had been approached by a social worker at the hospital in the Santa Efigenia neighbourhood who told them the facility would bear all the costs for the baby’s burial.

But the offer was reportedly only valid if they agreed to sign a document following strict conditions.

This included agreeing that “the autopsy had already been performed at the hospital”, that “the child’s body had already been examined” and that “the body would not be forwarded to the Legal Medical Institute (IML)” for further analysis.

The family say they refused to sign the paperwork and turned to the authorities.

Their daughter’s remains were then examined at the IML, according to their lawyer Jennifer Valente.

She told reporters there was negligence on the part of the hospital and signs of “obstetric violence”.

The hospital told G1 in a statement: “The Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (HU-UFMG/Ebserh) deeply regrets the loss of the family of the patient RCS, on April 30. An internal administrative process was opened to verify the facts.

“At the time of the incident, the fetus was 30 weeks pregnant and the Fetal Medicine team had previously found malformations, including severe pulmonary malformations.

“During hospitalization, the pregnant woman progressed to a worsening of her clinical condition, with increased blood pressure and generalized edema. 

“Due to the seriousness of the maternal condition and fetal inviability, the medical staff opted for induction of labor.

“The UFMG Hospital das Clínicas reaffirms that the team made every effort to guarantee the pregnant woman’s life and that it is committed to clarifying all the facts with transparency and agility. 

“The hospital unit sympathizes with the family in this time of mourning and remains at the entire disposal of the family and the authorities.”

The baby’s body was set to be released to the family on Monday so that the little girl could be laid to rest.

The results of the autopsy have not been made public. The police investigation remains ongoing.

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