Nghe An successfully operated on a rare case of twins with intact amniotic sac
(Baonghean.vn) - Doctors in Que Phong district have just successfully performed surgery on a case of twins with intact amniotic sac for a pregnant woman named Mong Thi Th., 24 years old, in Nam Nhoong commune (Que Phong).
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| The amniotic sac is removed from the mother's abdomen to break the water to "catch the baby". Photo: HC |
Doctor Lo Minh Chau, who directly performed the surgery, said: At 9:20 a.m. on July 18, 2018, he performed a cesarean section on a 24-year-old pregnant woman named Moong Thi Th. in Nam Nhoong commune. By 10:15 a.m., the surgery was completed. What is special about this surgery is that the twins were still in their amniotic sacs.
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| Two healthy baby girls are being monitored at Que Phong District Medical Center. Photo: HC |
It is known that the pregnant woman Moong Thi Th. is a Khmu ethnic, a teacher at Nam Nhoong Primary and Secondary School, Nam Nhoong Commune (Que Phong) and is pregnant for the first time with twins, and the pregnancy is stable. On the due date, she experienced abdominal pain, so she went to the hospital to wait for delivery. During labor, her water broke, she was consulted and transferred for emergency surgery.
The surgery was successful, the two healthy baby girls Phan Kim Ng. weighing 2.7 kg and Phan Kim Ng. weighing 2.1 kg are currently being monitored and cared for at the Reproductive Health Care Department of Que Phong District Medical Center.
It is known that the number of babies born in an intact sac is not much because normally, the amniotic sac will rupture under the effect of uterine contractions during the mother's labor or rupture when impacted by a scalpel. According to medical documents, in 80,000 births, there is only one such case.
