Mom Gives Birth To Single Boy Then A Month Later Doctor Finds Unborn Twins In Undiscovered Second Uterus

Feb 12, 2020 by apost team

Arifa Sultana is a 20-year-old woman living in Bangladesh. She and her husband were overjoyed to discover she was pregnant and she gave birth to a baby boy in February 2019.

Imagine their shock when 26 days later, after experiencing severe stomach cramps, she then gave birth to twins. Arifa has a rare condition called uterus didelphys - she has two uteruses. As the medical staff weren't looking for a second uterus, it went undetected. 

Sultana, from a rural village, delivered her first baby at the Khulna Medical College Hospital in Khulna district.

Just 26 days later, she complained of stomach pain and was rushed to the Ad-din Hospital in Jessore district on 21 March. Dr. Sheila Poddar, the gynecologist who performed the Caesarean told the BBC:

"When the patient came in we performed an ultrasound on her and found there were twin babies. We were very shocked and surprised. I have never observed something like this before."

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However, another gynecologist from Singapore, Dr. Christopher Ng, says uterus didelphys - the condition of having two uteruses - is:

"...not as rare as people think. If you go for a scan beforehand it would be very obvious to see two sets of uteruses. But obviously they are from a more rural area [and might not have access to ultrasound scanning]."

Sultana's twins are a boy and a girl. The 20-year-old and her three newborns were discharged on 25 March 2019 after four days in hospital.

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