Special twins born 5 weeks apart in Hanoi

On the evening of December 30, Hanoi Obstetrics Hospital announced that it had received a special case of a pregnant woman carrying twins.

Specifically, Ms. LTH (26 years old, in Hanoi) became pregnant with twins through in vitro fertilization (IVF).

At 24 weeks pregnant, Ms. H. began to have signs of abdominal pain and mucus discharge. She immediately went to a hospital in Hanoi for a check-up and was diagnosed with an open cervix.

Despite having her cervix sutured, after only six days, the sutures came loose and Ms. H. was rushed to Hanoi Obstetrics Hospital in a condition where one fetus had broken its water and showed signs of infection.

Doctors were forced to let the baby boy be born at 26 weeks, weighing 730 grams. The baby was immediately transferred to the Neonatal Department for resuscitation and special care.

At this point, keeping the second fetus becomes an extremely challenging decision because of the high risk of infection. Along with that, if born too early, both babies face the risk of neurological, lung, eye sequelae...

After careful consideration and explaining the risks to the pregnant woman's family, Dr. Nguyen Bien Thuy, Deputy Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at A4 Hospital, who directly received and treated the pregnant woman, decided to keep the second fetus.

The pregnant woman H. was given a strong antibiotic treatment regimen combined with antiseptics, daily testing, and close monitoring. After just one week, the woman's cervix gradually closed, signs of infection decreased significantly, and the fetus continued to develop steadily in the mother's womb.

At the 31st week of pregnancy, due to signs of severe preeclampsia, doctors decided to perform a cesarean section to ensure the safety of both mother and baby.

The surgery was successful, the baby girl weighed 1.2 kg and was taken to the Neonatal Department for continued special care.

After more than a month of dedicated care from doctors and nurses, the healthy baby girl, weighing 2.5 kg, has returned to her parents' arms.

Although the baby boy was born prematurely at 26 weeks, he has shown positive progress, growing from 730 grams to 2.3 kilograms. He is currently being cared for at the Neonatal Department and is expected to be reunited with his family soon.