Hanoi Although the doctor asked her to terminate the pregnancy because the mother had transverse organs, with her heart on the right side, she was still determined to keep the baby.
On June 20, a 30-year-old woman from Yen Bai, 38 weeks pregnant, was transferred from the Central Obstetrics Hospital to the Hanoi Heart Hospital with the request to terminate the pregnancy and have an early cesarean section. The reason was that the patient had a single ventricle heart disease, situs inversus with the heart on the right side, and pulmonary hypertension, which posed a danger to both mother and child.
The patient said that when she was 12 weeks pregnant, the doctor discovered the disease and suggested she have an abortion, but the patient did not agree.
Baby born to mother with reversed organs. Photo: Hospital provided
Univentricular heart and situs inversus are very rare diseases. In normal people, the heart has 4 chambers, 2 ventricles and 2 atria, however, this patient only has one ventricle and one atrium, risk of heart failure, and in more severe cases, death. In addition, the patient has pulmonary valve stenosis, making it difficult to pump blood to the heart.
After receiving the patient, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Sinh Hien, Director of Hanoi Heart Hospital, consulted with the Central Obstetrics Hospital, successfully delivered the baby girl, and welcomed her into the world. After the surgery, the baby girl was transferred to the Central Obstetrics Hospital for care, while the mother remained in post-natal recovery. On the afternoon of June 22, the mother's health was stable and she was transferred to her baby.
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