The ECMO* team at Jefferson Abington Hospital was recently highlighted in a 6ABC News story about Jenna Gresko, who says the team saved her life after she gave birth to her first son, James.

Gresko, a registered nurse at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, had an unpredictable and life-threatening condition called amniotic fluid embolism during her delivery. According to 6ABC, Abington’s “ECMO team had just finished training on emergency scenarios in a multidisciplinary simulation drill.”

Gresko’s son is about 8 months old, and Jenna is sharing the story to raise awareness and to thank the doctors and nurses who came to her rescue.

For the full story, you can click here. You can also watch 6ABC’s video coverage here:

*ECMO stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. To learn more about the ECMO team at Jefferson Abington Hospital, you can visit their website.

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Screengrab courtesy of 6ABC