Hyderabad: Doctors at Ankura Hospitals successfully operate twin pregnancy

Hyderabad: Doctors at Ankura Hospitals, Banjara Hills, on Friday said they have successfully operated a complicated case of twin pregnancy in which a 30-year-old woman had Monochorionic Monoamniotic twins, a condition in which the two infants share the same placenta and amniotic sac in the uterus.

The pregnant woman, hailing from Hyderabad, was diagnosed with the relatively rare form of pregnancy in her 18th week of gestation.

“Such a case of twins occurs in 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 60,000 pregnancies. The survival of such foetus occurs in only 50 per cent of cases. In this case, one of the babies had anencephaly, a birth defect of the skull and brain,” Dr Durga Prasad, Medical Director, Ankura hospitals said.

The woman was put on bed rest from 20 weeks of gestation and at 33 weeks gestation, an emergency C-section was done and twins were delivered. The baby with anencephaly could not survive while the other twin, a baby girl weighing 1.5 kgs developed respiratory distress due to prematurity. The infant received intensive care and recovered, said Dr Sarda Vani, the treating Obstetrician.

Prematurity is a major complication in mono amniotic twins as delivery prior to 34 weeks is common in these cases. The infant girl, however, has recovered, Dr Chanchal Kumar, lead Neonatologist, said.

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