{"id":55157,"date":"2014-10-26T10:48:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T14:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=55157"},"modified":"2014-10-27T00:44:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T04:44:45","slug":"one-twins-rescuing-hug-saves-the-life-of-her-sister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/one-twins-rescuing-hug-saves-the-life-of-her-sister\/","title":{"rendered":"One twin&#8217;s &#8216;rescuing hug&#8217; saves the life of her sister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Brielle and Kyrie Jackson were born premature on October 17, 1995, a full 12 weeks ahead of their due date. As standard medical practice, doctors at The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts placed the twins in separate incubators in order to reduce the risk of cross-infection. The stronger twin, Kyrie, began to gain weight and her condition improved, but her sister, Brielle, had trouble breathing. Brielle\u2019s oxygen level was extremely low and she had difficulty gaining weight.<\/p>\n<p>On November 12, Brielle\u2019s condition dropped to critical. Her tiny arms and legs turned blue as she lay gasping for air. Her heart rate skyrocketed, and her family watched in tears as they prepared for the possibility that Brielle would not make it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0YwT_Gx49os?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The medical staff tried everything to save tiny Brielle, but no remedy seemed to work&#8211;then, Nurse Gayle Kasparian sought parental permission to place Kyrie in the same incubator as her struggling sister. The practice, used commonly among medical centers in Europe, was almost unheard of in the United States&#8211; but as soon as Nurse Kasparian placed Kyrie in the same bed, Brielle moved close to her sister and her heart rate began to steady.<\/p>\n<p>Within a few minutes, her blood-oxygen readings miraculously began to stabilize. As Brielle started to fall asleep, her sister wrapped her left arm around her, and Brielle\u2019s body temperature increased to normal.<\/p>\n<p>When the hospital released the twins, their parents placed them in the same bed and their condition continued to improve. Even after five years, their parents said the twin girls still slept in the same bed.<\/p>\n<p>Kyrie\u2019s \u201cRescuing Hug\u201d has garnered the attention of CNN, Life Magazine and Reader\u2019s Digest, and has sparked an interest in the practice of co-bedding premature twins, triplets and quadruplets. The University of Massachusetts Memorial placed roughly 100 sets of premature multiple birth siblings in the same incubator. In all cases, doctors\u00a0 have not reported a single case of infection between the newborns.\u00a0The twins, who are now all grown up, still share the same tight knit bond they had when they first entered the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brielle and Kyrie Jackson were born premature on October 17, 1995, a full 12 weeks ahead of their due date. As standard medical practice, doctors at The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts placed the twins in separate incubators in order to reduce the risk of cross-infection. 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