Pregnant Mother Dies In Tragic Accident But Baby Survives

A car accident in Missouri last May 11 killed a pregnant woman but the baby she was carrying was miraculously saved. A crowdfunding page has also been started to pay for the medical needs of the baby girl and the memorial for her mother.

Fox News said Sarah Iler was on her way to the hospital with her husband, Matt Rider, when the SUV they were riding collided with a tanker truck on a Cape Girardeau highway. Sarah died on the spot but the responding medical team still took her to a nearby hospital to save the baby.

A healthy baby girl, named Maddyson, was delivered at the Saint Francis Medical Center through an emergency C-section. Maddyson was supported with a ventilator after birth but she is now reportedly breathing on her own.

Condition improving

According to Daily Mail, the baby was recently able to open her eyes and grab a finger of a nurse. Doctors, however, are still monitoring her condition as they suspect that she could suffer brain damage because of the lack of oxygen during the accident. Experts noted that it is still early to tell the extend of damage to the baby after the car crash.

It was noted in the Fox News report that the father lived but broke his limbs and ribs during the accident. He has also not seen his daughter because they were brought to different hospitals.

A GoFundMe page was started by Iler's sister Kaysea who claimed that Sarah did not have life insurance and they need around $9,000 for her funeral expenses and the hospital bills of Maddyson. The page, as of Monday, has raised more than $8,000 from 250 concerned individuals.

Click here to support Sarah's Memorial/Baby Fund by Kaysea Iler https://t.co/6pBScUAVcM

— cassie knight (@casnark) May 17, 2016

Kaysea also detailed in the page how excited her sister was to welcome her first baby. She said that Maddyson will surely be told about how a great person her mom was.