After what appeared to be a perfect and normal pregnancy, Ava's mom went into labor on her due date. Ava came into this world the following morning without taking a breath. The doctor explained to us that Ava passsed due to a condition known as Vasa Preia. Vasa previa is a rarely (1:3000) reported condition in which fetal blood vessel(s) from the placenta or umbilical cord crosses the entrance to the birth canal, beneath the baby. The condition has a high fetal mortality rate (50-95%). This can be attributed to rapid fetal exsanguination resulting from the vessels tearing when the cervix dilates, membranes rupture or if the vessels become pinched off as they are compressed between the baby and the walls of the birth canal. When vasa previa is detected prior to labor, the baby has a much greater chance of surviving. Survival rates can range from 50 -95%, but are coming up as vasa previa is being diagnosed more often. The International Vasa Foundation is working hard to educate doctors on this condition. Please visit their website at www.vasaprevia.com.
This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Ava Vallone who was born in New York on October 03, 2006 and passed away on October 03, 2006 . We will remember her forever.
UPDATE: On September 8, 2007, our beautiful angel, Ava, became a big sister. Her baby sister's name is Mia.
UPDATE: On September 8, 2007, our beautiful angel, Ava, became a big sister. Her baby sister's name is Mia.
I Thought of You / Stacey Filippou (Great Aunt )
I thought of you today, But that is nothing new. I thought of you yesterday And will tomorrow, too. I think of you in silence And make no outward show.For what it meant to lose you Only those who love you know.Remembering you is easy, I do it everyda...
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ToThe Child in My Heart / Nicolette And Alex Vallone (Mother & Father )
O precious, tiny sweet little one, you will always be to me so perfect, pure, and innocent just as you were meant to be. We dreamed of you and of your life and all that it would be. We ...
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I Thought of You When I Saw This / Demi Filippou (Cousin)
It's Amazing / Mommy
It's Amazing how profound the love I feel for you whom I never even saw smile It's Amazing how beautiful you are It's Amazing how close I feel to you and we only had a few hours together It's Amazing how many lives you have touched Continue >>
Letter To Ava / Don &. Amy Vallone (Unknown)
Ava,
By now you must have already met our little one, whom we lost before we could kiss hello or goodbye. She lived for a short time with her other two triplets inside her mommy and brought joy to her expecting parents for many...
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Thinking of you... / Angela -. Daughter To Angel Linda Taylor Read >>
Happy Birthday Ava. / Beverly Brown (Thomas Allen) (Visitor)Read >>
Remembering Ava Loren / Carol Pizzi (Angel Debbie's Mom )Read >>
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