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Bangladesh woman with two wombs has twins one month after first birth | Bangladesh woman with two wombs has twins one month after first birth |
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A Bangladeshi woman has given birth to twins almost one month after delivering a premature baby boy, her doctor told the BBC. | A Bangladeshi woman has given birth to twins almost one month after delivering a premature baby boy, her doctor told the BBC. |
Arifa Sultana, 20, gave birth to a baby in late February, but 26 days later was rushed again to another hospital after feeling pain in her stomach. | Arifa Sultana, 20, gave birth to a baby in late February, but 26 days later was rushed again to another hospital after feeling pain in her stomach. |
Doctors found she was still pregnant with twins in a second uterus, and performed an emergency Caesarean. | Doctors found she was still pregnant with twins in a second uterus, and performed an emergency Caesarean. |
Her twins were found to be healthy and were discharged with no complications. | Her twins were found to be healthy and were discharged with no complications. |
'We were shocked' | 'We were shocked' |
Ms Sultana, who is from a rural village, delivered her first baby at the Khulna Medical College Hospital in Khulna district. | Ms Sultana, who is 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 gynaecologist who performed the Caesarean told the BBC. Some media reports put the date as 22 March. | 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 gynaecologist who performed the Caesarean told the BBC. Some media reports put the date as 22 March. |
"When the patient came in we performed an ultrasound on her and found there were twin babies," Dr Poddar said. | "When the patient came in we performed an ultrasound on her and found there were twin babies," Dr Poddar said. |
"We were very shocked and surprised. I have never observed something like this before." | "We were very shocked and surprised. I have never observed something like this before." |
It is unclear why she might have chosen to go to a different hospital. | It is unclear why she might have chosen to go to a different hospital. |
According to Dr Poddar, Ms Sultana and her husband are "very poor" and she had "never had an ultrasound before", in the run up to her first delivery. | According to Dr Poddar, Ms Sultana and her husband are "very poor" and she had "never had an ultrasound before", in the run up to her first delivery. |
"She had no idea that she had two other babies," said Dr Poddar. "We carried out a caesarean and she delivered twins, one male and female." | "She had no idea that she had two other babies," said Dr Poddar. "We carried out a caesarean and she delivered twins, one male and female." |
The 20-year-old and her newborns were discharged on 25 March after four days in hospital. | The 20-year-old and her newborns were discharged on 25 March after four days in hospital. |
"The babies and her are all healthy. I am very, very happy that everything went well," Dr Poddar said. | "The babies and her are all healthy. I am very, very happy that everything went well," Dr Poddar said. |
One gynaecologist in Singapore said uterus didelphys - the condition of having two uteruses - is "not as rare as people think". | One gynaecologist in Singapore said 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]," Dr Christopher Ng of the GynaeMD Clinic told the BBC. | "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]," Dr Christopher Ng of the GynaeMD Clinic told the BBC. |
"[It's likely that] three eggs ovulated and were fertilised at the same time during her fertile period which resulted in three embryos." | "[It's likely that] three eggs ovulated and were fertilised at the same time during her fertile period which resulted in three embryos." |
What is uterus didelphys? | What is uterus didelphys? |
It is a disorder in which a female develops a double uterus instead of one. | |
The uterus starts out as two small tubes in a foetus and these normally join together to form one large organ - but if they don't a double uterus may be formed. | |
Such abnormalities vary in severity and in some cases can cause fertility problems. | |
There are varying estimates as to how common the condition is. It is thought to affect about one in 1,000 women in the UK. | There are varying estimates as to how common the condition is. It is thought to affect about one in 1,000 women in the UK. |
Often women who have the condition do not have symptoms and it is usually discovered during pregnancy when an ultrasound scan is given. | Often women who have the condition do not have symptoms and it is usually discovered during pregnancy when an ultrasound scan is given. |
Ms Sultana said she was happy with her children but was concerned that raising them would put a strain on her financial situation, according to AFP news agency. | Ms Sultana said she was happy with her children but was concerned that raising them would put a strain on her financial situation, according to AFP news agency. |
Her husband earns less than 6,000 taka (£53; $95) a month as a labourer, but he said he would "try his best", AFP reported. | Her husband earns less than 6,000 taka (£53; $95) a month as a labourer, but he said he would "try his best", AFP reported. |
"It was a miracle from Allah that all my children are healthy. I will try my best to keep them happy." | "It was a miracle from Allah that all my children are healthy. I will try my best to keep them happy." |
Reporting by the BBC's Yvette Tan | Reporting by the BBC's Yvette Tan |