A village may help, in an emergency like this, but i’ll take a mother and father any day.
the article seems to jump to the village thing too quickly.
As soon as the doctor say’s so, the infant should be checked for any inherited cardiac disorders. 33 years old is very young to die from a heart problem without extenuating factors like heavy drug use, or simply a family trait that is handed down.
And,sometimes people just want to do the Christian thing and help.
Some FReepers are just too cynical...
The mother is DEAD. Short of marrying a lactating woman or hiring a wet nurse I don’t t see what else the poor father can do.