Doctors Save Syrian Baby After Shrapnel Hits Mother A Syrian mother was hit with shrapnel, leaving her pregnancy in doubt. That's when the doctors stepped in. Posted by AJ+ on Friday, 18 September 2015

Medics could be seen frantically rubbing the baby and laying her down on a table to remove the shard of metal, when the infant finally started to whimper and show signs of life.

Doctors suggested the name Amel, meaning Hope, in honour of the child’s miraculous survival.

“She wasn't even born, and she was targeted,” said Dr Mohammed Tabbaa, from the Syria Expatriate Medical Association (SEMA), told CNN. “I mean, that's the situation. I'm hoping she'll have a better future.”