J&K: Despite Six Miscarriages & Medical Terminations, Srinagar Woman Delivers ¡®Miracle Baby¡¯

A Srinagar city couple in J&K in their 30s are now the parents to a healthy two-month-old baby after six miscarriages and medical terminations for the last five years which they believe is ¡®miracle baby¡¯ and a dream come true.

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The reason is primarily due to neural tube defects (a kind of birth defect in the brain or the spinal cord) in the foetus.

The delivery of mother of the child, a teacher in a private school in Srinagar took place in May at a hospital in Chandigarh.

A ray of hope

This delivery has given them a ray of hope as others were advising termination of pregnancy.

Medical experts say the case proves that not all babies with birth defects should be terminated and with expert guidance some pregnancies can have healthy and happy outcomes.

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¡°The woman, while undergoing treatment in Srinagar, had three miscarriages and three medical termination of pregnancy due to neural-tube defects in the form of dilated ventricles (fluid filled swollen cavities in brain) in foetuses. Twins were lost in one pregnancy,¡± Dr Seema Sharma, associate director, department of gynaecology and obstetrics at a private group of hospitals in Chandigarh told Hindustan Times.

¡®Miraculous Baby¡¯

The newborn¡¯s mother called her baby a ¡®totally miraculous¡¯ one.

¡°In Kashmir, we had been advised to terminate the pregnancy by multiple doctors including foetal experts. Everyone was saying that we should not go ahead with this pregnancy. However, we wanted to go ahead with this pregnancy,¡± she told HT.

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¡°I had been disheartened after the loss of six babies following her marriage to a senior multinational corporation executive in 2016,¡± she added.

Dr Seema Sharma said the couple came to them in 2021 for a second opinion after they were advised termination in Srinagar.

¡®Structural defect in brain¡¯

¡°The baby had a structural defect in the brain. There was a dilated ventricle meaning a little swelling in the brain. I cannot comment on her previous pregnancies in Srinagar but when she came to us for a second opinion, we found that the defect in her baby was not that major,¡± she said, adding that the mother was also adamant about going ahead with the pregnancy.

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Neural tube defects are extreme congenital problems, which develop in the womb of the mother in early months and when born, in extreme cases, may have fluid-filled sac like bulges in spine or brain, may have portions of their brain or skull missing or even an opening in their skulls. The exact causes are mostly unknown but may be a combination of genetic, nutritional or environmental.

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