Delicate prenatal jab allows Mia to beat risky virus

By Kate Hagan
Updated January 7 2013 - 11:13am, first published December 28 2012 - 3:00am
Mia Africano, now 15 months, is in perfect health thanks to her pre-birth procedure.
Mia Africano, now 15 months, is in perfect health thanks to her pre-birth procedure.

MIA Africano was still in the womb when a common virus threatened to stop her bone marrow producing red blood cells. Doctors warned her parents that if they did not act, she might not survive.

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