All articles tagged with #cryptic pregnancy
A woman in Virginia with PCOS, who was told she couldn't conceive naturally, unexpectedly gave birth to her third child during a hospital visit for back pain, having not realized she was pregnant until the baby crowning was noticed by a nurse. The phenomenon, known as cryptic pregnancy, affects a small percentage of women and can occur without typical pregnancy symptoms.
A woman unexpectedly went into labor at Burning Man, resulting in the birth of a baby girl named Aurora, who was about a month premature. The family, unprepared for the surprise, received immediate medical help and was transported to Reno for neonatal care. The event highlights the rare occurrence of childbirth at the festival and the phenomenon of cryptic pregnancies, where women are unaware of their pregnancy until labor.
A 40-year-old mother in Kent, Natalie Austin, who had no idea she was pregnant, rushed to the hospital with stomach pains, thinking her appendix had burst. However, she was shocked to discover that she was actually in labor and about to give birth. Natalie and her husband had already gone through IVF to conceive their first child, Eloise. The baby, named Darcy, was born prematurely and diagnosed with Down's syndrome. Darcy spent almost 130 days in the hospital battling infections before finally coming home. Cryptic pregnancies, where women are unaware they are pregnant until they go into labor, affect around one in 2,500 pregnant women in the UK each year.
A 33-year-old mother of two in Paraguay went to the hospital with severe stomach pains, unaware that she was pregnant. Doctors discovered she was in labor and she quickly gave birth to a healthy baby girl. The woman had no idea she was pregnant, as she had experienced no typical pregnancy symptoms and had been on birth control. This rare occurrence, known as a cryptic pregnancy, happens to an estimated one in 400 or 500 women.
A UK woman, Lucy Shaw, 34, who believed she had the stomach flu, unexpectedly gave birth to twin boys at 30 weeks gestation. Shaw had a cryptic pregnancy, which can occur due to various factors such as hidden baby bump, lack of pregnancy symptoms, hormonal issues, contraceptive failure, or false negative tests. The twins, Jacob and Jaxon James, weighed 3 pounds, 9 ounces and 3 pounds, 8 ounces respectively, and are currently recovering in the neonatal unit. Despite initial challenges, they are expected to go home soon with minimal special care. Cryptic pregnancies are more common than thought, as seen in previous cases.