Baby boy born with large tumor of 42-year-old mother in Nghe An

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors commonly found in women of childbearing age, especially in older women who have just become pregnant or in those who are pregnant for the second time or more. In the small tumor stage, there are often no specific symptoms, so before pregnancy, many women do not know they have uterine fibroids until they discover it during pregnancy.

During pregnancy, the secretion of estrogen in the ovaries will promote the rapid growth of fibroids, which can cause complications during pregnancy such as dull or mild abdominal pain, mild bleeding, miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth, easily causing abnormal fetal position, abnormal placenta placement, if the tumors are located low, it can prevent the baby from being born... At the same time, because the blood that nourishes the fetus must be divided into parts to nourish the fibroids, the baby will be born underweight or malnourished.

The team of doctors at Vinh International Hospital successfully performed a cesarean section on pregnant woman H. The baby was born healthy, weighing 2,900 grams. Photo: Kim Chung

18 years after giving birth to her first daughter, Ms. HTH, 42 years old, in Quy Hop town, Nghe An, suddenly received the good news that she was 11 weeks pregnant during a health check-up. However, the joy came with worry, because the ultrasound doctor said that in addition to a mature fetus, there was also a fibroid measuring 80 mm x 55 mm in the uterus.

Ms. HPregnancy with many threats due to old age, large fibroid causing the fetus to be in an unfavorable position (transverse position). During pregnancy, many times Ms. H was threatened with premature birth and had to be hospitalized for pregnancy care and treatment.

BSCKI Nguyen Van Hai, Department of Obstetrics, Vinh International Hospital said“In the case of patient H, in addition to taking care, monitoring and managing the pregnancy closely from the first weeks, from the 34th week of pregnancy we injected the baby with lung maturation and planned for all possible scenarios. By the 39th week, the cesarean section was successful, the baby boy weighed 2,900 grams, the fibroid removal process preserved the uterus, and the mother was completely healthy after the surgery.”

Image of uterine fibroids. Photo: Kim Chung.

According to Dr. Hai, Ms. H and the baby can be discharged after 7 days of care and monitoring at the hospital.

After a successful delivery, "mother and child are safe", Ms. HT H emotionally shared:“To be able to keep my baby until today and give birth to a healthy baby is truly a miracle for me and my family. I would not have been able to do this without the dedicated care of the doctors and nurses of the Obstetrics and Pediatrics Department of Vinh International Hospital and the encouragement and care from my family.”

Ms. H is happy after a successful delivery, mother and child are both safe. Photo: Kim Chung.

Doctors recommend that pregnant women with uterine fibroids should be closely monitored during pregnancy, get plenty of rest, and use anti-uterine contraction drugs as prescribed by the doctor to prevent miscarriage and premature birth. In addition, apply a diet to minimize the growth of tumors during pregnancy, such as fruits rich in vitamin C, vegetables living under the sea such as seaweed, agar, beans, meat from poultry and fish.

At the same time, to prevent the risk of uterine fibroids and other diseases in general during pregnancy, before deciding to get pregnant, pregnant women should have a general check-up to ensure the best health./.