Prince’s ex wife Mayte Garcia reveals the heartbreaking moment their disabled baby son died at just six-days-old
The couple's baby was born with a rare genetic disorder and tragically passed away six days later
PRINCE'S ex wife has revealed the heartbreaking moment their six-day-old baby son died, leaving the former couple devastated.
The late singer - who died of an accidental overdose last April - and Mayte Garcia were devastated when son Amiir passed away just six days after his birth in 1996 as he had rare genetic disorder Pfeiffer syndrome type 2.
Mayte told : "I don't think he ever got over it. I don't know how anybody can get over it. I know I haven't."
The brunette beauty had been having a smooth pregnancy but a doctor recommended she underwent an amniocentesis - in which a sample of amniotic fluid is taken from around the foetus - to test for genetic abnormalities when she began bleeding one day.
The couple were warned there was a risk of miscarriage with the test, so Prince was against it.
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In her new book, The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince, Mayte wrote: "My husband said, 'No, we're not doing that.'"
Instead, the couple prayed at home that the tot would be OK and continued to refuse medical intervention.
Amiir was born via caesarian section and Mayte watched the Purple Rain singer's face transform from "pure joy" to "pure terror" as they realised the extent of the tot's problems.
She recalled: "I don't know how to describe the look on my husband's face. Pure joy.
"And then they held the baby up to those harsh lights. The elation on my husband's face turned to pure terror."
Pfeiffer syndrome type 2 causes skeletal and systematic abnormalities, including premature fusing of the bones in the skull, sometimes resulting in 'cloverleaf skull'.
This can mean the eyes are outside the sockets, while hands and feet can be webbed.
Describing the moment doctors brought their baby over, Mayte said he was "gasping" for breath and had no lids over his eyes, making them appear dry.
"I caught hold of his tiny hand, saying over and over, 'Mama loves you, Mama's here.'"
In the days that followed, Amiir underwent multiple operations and doctors recommended a tracheotomy, but Mayte slowly began to realise they would lose their son.
He tragically died six days after his birth, after struggling to breathe.