Mom Gets Pregnant Again After Delivering A 'Double Dwarf' - Then Nurse Looks Closely At Ultrasound

Mar 01, 2019

Dwarfism is a curious phenomenon occurring in various forms. For instance, Laura Phillips was born with achondroplasia, but Nathan Phillips was born with pseudoachondroplasia. Both types of dwarfism are the results of mutations. Laura is taller than Nathan and stands at 4 feet 1 inch tall. Nathan is only 3 feet 11 inches tall.

Achondroplasia is a bone growth disorder occurring in both sexes. A person with achondroplasia is short and has short limbs, short arms and a large head. The person's torso is a similar size when compared with the average individual's torso. A person with pseudoachondroplasia is also short.

The individual has short legs and short arms and waddles while walking. However, the facial features look normal, and the person does not have an unusually large head. People used to think that both disorders were identical. But researchers now know that they are two distinct types of dwarfism.

The love story of Laura and Nathan is a real-life fairy tale, as reported by the Daily Mail. The dwarfs met while acting in a version of Snow White. During the production, each actor portrayed a dwarf. Although the couple had not yet declared their wedding vows, Laura became pregnant.

She conceived their first baby in 2014. Nathan Jr. was born as a "double dwarf." A double dwarf is a person who has inherited both types of dwarfism from their parents. The birth of a double dwarf is an event that rarely takes place in Great Britain or any other country.

The family was called "Britain's Shortest Family" by the media. However, physicians told the boy's parents that his rare condition would cause him to die within a few hours after his birth.

Even though Nathan Jr. faced tremendous odds, he managed to defy the dire medical predictions. Nathan Jr. was a happy, well-adjusted child. In 2016, the boy was the ring bearer at Laura and Nathan's wedding.

But there is more to this captivating love story. Laura is currently expecting her second child. So, Nathan Jr. is going to have a baby brother or sister. In the following video, you can see Laura and Nathan visiting their physician. 

The doctor gives her a prenatal ultrasound to find out if the fetus is going to display the same double dwarf features attributed to Nathan Jr's condition. If the new baby is also born as a double dwarf, Britain's Shortest Family may become the world's shortest family.

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