Considering the fact that sometimes a baby and its mom may come in contact with eachothers blood during pregnancy or delivery the question was asked, "Would tranfusion from mom be out of the question?" Very interesting question. The magnificent placenta does wonderful things for the baby's survival - acts a a lung, carries oxygen and carbon dioxide from mom to baby, acts as a liver, processes some of the mother's blood cell to remove iron and other necessary components for the baby's use. The placenta functions as a kidney filtering out urea from the baby's blood and passes it to the mother’s bloodstream for excretion through her kidneys. This extraordinary placenta never acts as a tool for blood transfusion to the baby from the mother - it doesn't have to. The baby is its own little person and has its own blood (soul, life). During some pregnancies a small porion of the baby's blood may leak or during some deliveries the mother's blood and baby's blood may combine. This, however, is not something that the mother voluntarily does. The answer to your question is yes - religiously speaking. An accidental exchange of blood between mom and baby during pregnancy or delivery, doesn't make it ok for mom to forego her religious belief by agreeing to a blood transfusion when she is fully aware of the decision she's making.

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Felicia Fitts
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