Anju Kushwaha, an indian woman is said to have made a medical record as she reportedly had 10 miscarriages in one night. Reports have it that the 28 year old woman in Madhya Pradesh delivered nine of the babies late sunday night before she got to the hospital. She delivered the 10th child there. Doctors later revealed the next day that the babies were dead at 12 weeks. It appears fertility drugs may have contributed to Kushwaha’s conception and unusually high multiple pregnancy. According to the Business Standard, doctors at the hospital said the miscarriages followed ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome – a complication from fertility medication.
“It seems that that there was no regular follow-up of her pregnancy after [in vitro fertilization],” Dr. Sumitra Yadav, a senior gynecologist, told The Times Of India. “At least three offspring could have been saved by reducing the pregnancy.” While the birth of 10 children at once is rare, there have been other reported cases of doctors delivering a high number of babies in a single delivery. As Xinhua News Agency notes, a doctor in Rome claimed to have removed 15 from the womb of a 35-year-old woman in 1971. Nadya Suleman, the “Octomom” who gave birth to eight babies in 2009, currently holds the Guinness World Record for most surviving children delivered in a single birth.
culled:InsideNaija
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