A pregnant woman gave birth while buried under rubble following the devastating earthquake in Syria.
A harrowing video shared on social media showed the heartwrenching moment when a newborn baby was rescued from under the rubble of a destroyed Syrian building minutes after being born.
It is thought that the mother died immediately after she bravely gave birth to her newborn baby girl in times of devastation and sorrow, according to Sky Arabia.
The video showed a group of heroic men scramble to save the newborn baby who was trapped under concrete, glass and barbed wire.
A man wearing a brown jacket and black trousers climbed across the rubble of the collapsed home and ran with the pale and limp baby back to safety.
Newborn baby is delivered and rescued from the rubble in Syria
The harrowing video showed a group of heroic men scramble to save a newborn baby girl after a mother tragically gave birth under the rubble of a collapsed building caused by an earthquake in Syria
One man can be seen desperately running behind them with a dusty green blanket which he then throws to the baby’s rescuer in the hope to keep the newborn alive and warm.
Tens of people can be seen watching the men save the baby in shock and horror as they witnessed both a miracle and a tragedy.
It is believed the child survived and is currently healthy despite its’ first moments of life being in the centre of a global tragedy.
It is thought the mother along with the rest of the family sadly died after they were crushed by a collapsed building following an earthquake in Syria.
The video did not clarify the fate of the child’s mother, but it is widely reported in syrian media she died immediately after giving birth.
More than 700 people in opposition-controlled Syria and 538 in government-held areas of Syria have died, reports Sky.
It is believed the baby girl’s mother dioed immediately after giving birth
The baby is thought it be alive and healthy after the men scrambled to rescue the newborn from under concrete, glass and barbed wire
More than 700 people in opposition-controlled Syria and 538 in government-held areas of Syria have died, reports Sk y