Unborn Baby Becomes Pregnant While Still Inside The Womb
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on June 26, 2014
A pregnant woman in Portland, Oregon was
hospitalized this week with extreme stomach
pains, and doctors were extremely shocked at
what they discovered.
Mary Lambert, who is 8 months pregnant, went
to Silverstein Memorial Hospital in Portland when
she thought she might be going into labor.
Doctors examined her, and initially could not
figure out what was causing Lambert’s pain.
After an ultrasound to check on her baby, they
were taken aback to find that her unborn
daughter was also pregnant.
“I have never in my life seen anything like this.”
Said Dr. Joseph Goldsmith, a pediatric surgeon at
Silverstein. “I don’t think anyone has. This is the
first time that an unborn baby has become
impregnated. It’s so far beyond rare that we
didn’t know it was possible.”
Up until now, the youngest person to ever
become pregnant was Lina Medina, a Peruvian
girl who was just under 6 years old when she
gave birth. Doctors were shocked at Medina’s
diagnosis at the time, but it was later discovered
that she had entered into Precocious puberty,
which is a rare disorder that causes puberty in
extremely young children. It won’t be possible to
test Lambert’s unborn daughter for Precocious
puberty until she is born. Even if she is found to
have the rare disorder, it will still make her the
youngest person to ever become pregnant.
Lambert and her husband, Carl, are naturally very
worried about the safety of their baby.
“Doctors told us it was safe to have sex while I
was pregnant. Several of my girlfriends told me
that they did, and there were no problems at all.”
Said Lambert. “We never thought this would
happen. Carl is going to be a dad, and a grandpa
all at once? I don’t – I mean, who can
understand all this? I just worry that my baby
won’t make it. Even if she does, I’m too young to
be a grandmother.”
Lambert’s doctors say, unbelievably, that both
babies seem to be very healthy. When Lambert
gives birth to her baby next month, she will be
about 6 months pregnant, and is looking at
spending her first several months of life in the
hospital as doctors determine how best to handle
the situation.
“At this point, we don’t know whether Mary’s
daughter will survive if she continues to sustain
another life inside her.” Said Goldsmith. “All we
know is that this is a very rare, very unusual
case, and we are taking it day-by-day. So far,
Mary and babies are doing fine.”
What do you think? Air your views.
This is so rare
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