Doctor helps out at orang-utan birth

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BBC news snip:


Experts were drafted in for the Caesarean section
Consultant gynaecologist Neil Maclachlan has clocked up a career first - delivering an orang-utan. Because humans and apes are very similar anatomically Jersey Zoo asked the consultant, who works at nearby Jersey General Hospital, if he would help with the difficult birth. And bouncing baby boy Jaya - meaning 'important or famous' in Sumatran - was born weighing a healthy 4lbs (1.86kg)

The hospital and zoo have close links and in the past other doctors have set animals' broken legs, given second opinions on unusual cases and helped with blood tests and imaging.

But caesarean sections on great apes are very rare and this is only the second time that the procedure has been carried out in Jersey - the last time was 14 years ago.

Mr Maclachlan, a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician, said he had been delighted to help - the birth had been an exciting break from his routine human births. "It is a really interesting part of our work," he said.


The mother was in distress


Baby Jaya is now doing well
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3927347.stm

[joeybee12]

1. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Such a cute little baby!

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2. Guess Junior must have looked exactly like that himself...

all those years ago....

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4. Don't slander the orangutang!

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3. So nice to see OB/Gyn's practice their "animal" love

Just joshing, great pics! MKJ