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Surely after nine long months of labor most pregnant women get sick of the constant cracks from friends and coworkers about how they're "so huge!" or "ready to pop." Huang Yijun put up with it for 60 years. That's how long the 92-year-old woman from southern China carried her unborn child inside her belly.
Sadly, this bizarre condition resulted from a devastating tragedy. In 1948, when Huang first became pregnant, doctors told her that her baby had died in the womb. But the procedure to remove the fetus was expensive -- approximately $150. That was too much money for Huang, leaving her with only one option: Move on. "It was a huge sum at the time -- more than the whole family earned in several years so I did nothing and ignored it," it was reported in The Sun.
The mystery was only uncovered when Huang recently visited her physician, complaining of stomach pain. Her doctor was shocked to discover not only that her fetus had not decayed, but that she'd managed to persevere through such exceptional medical circumstances.
"I couldn't believe my eyes when I discovered she had a baby in her belly," Dr Liu Anbin at Qingshen hospital said. "I've been a doctor for more than 40 years and it's the first time I have seen something like this." Doctors are now trying to determine if they can or need to remove the fetus.
Let's pause for a moment and consider Huang, who has been "with child" since 1948. Amazing. "It's very rare that Huang can be so healthy," said Xu Xianming, director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at the hospital.
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Sadly, this bizarre condition resulted from a devastating tragedy. In 1948, when Huang first became pregnant, doctors told her that her baby had died in the womb. But the procedure to remove the fetus was expensive -- approximately $150. That was too much money for Huang, leaving her with only one option: Move on. "It was a huge sum at the time -- more than the whole family earned in several years so I did nothing and ignored it," it was reported in The Sun.
The mystery was only uncovered when Huang recently visited her physician, complaining of stomach pain. Her doctor was shocked to discover not only that her fetus had not decayed, but that she'd managed to persevere through such exceptional medical circumstances.
"I couldn't believe my eyes when I discovered she had a baby in her belly," Dr Liu Anbin at Qingshen hospital said. "I've been a doctor for more than 40 years and it's the first time I have seen something like this." Doctors are now trying to determine if they can or need to remove the fetus.
Let's pause for a moment and consider Huang, who has been "with child" since 1948. Amazing. "It's very rare that Huang can be so healthy," said Xu Xianming, director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at the hospital.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 4)
1-18-2009 @ 2:07PM
Jan said...Amazing story!
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1-20-2009 @ 2:22PM
Carol said...I've heard about a "stone baby" pregnancy that is protected
by the body so it can survive without decay on the inside of the womb. This sounds much the same.
1-20-2009 @ 6:02PM
Sonia said...Can something not be done about the "Alex person coming on this site every topic promoting Miley Cirus sex tape finally here! Surely something can be done. I am sick of seeing it!
1-18-2009 @ 2:45PM
Brianna said...That is truely amazing. I've never heard anything like it!
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1-18-2009 @ 3:00PM
Rollando said...Did "AOL" merge with "The National Enquirer"? Come on! Who is gonna believe this story?
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1-20-2009 @ 3:48PM
mjcoop1575 said...look up Stone Baby on OBGYN.NET its real
1-18-2009 @ 3:01PM
Kim said...It is a miracle this woman didn't die of infection after all of these years. Very sad story! By the way, it is super annoying when people post comments irrelevant to the story, i.e. cookbook, sex tape. Please stick to the subject!
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1-18-2009 @ 4:01PM
kellyguard said...Well, if the amniotic sac had stayed intact, then there would be little risk of infection, since it essentially seals around any exposed uterine tissue.
1-18-2009 @ 6:39PM
littldog said...i agree kim! these people need to get a life and take the spam junk with them
1-18-2009 @ 3:02PM
skayleah said...They didn't have abortion then dumby
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1-18-2009 @ 3:08PM
Nicole said...The article stated that the procedure to remove the fetus was too expensive for her to pay for, maybe you should read the whole article next time!
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1-18-2009 @ 5:19PM
Mattie Carter said...I FIND THIS SO HARD TO BELIEVE, IF THIS WAS TRUE I THINK SHE WOULD HAVE DIED FROM SOME TYPE OF INFECTION YEARS AGO.
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1-18-2009 @ 3:24PM
raevan1111 said...Actually, skyleah, abortions have been performed for centuries, they date back nearly to the beginning of civilization. They were certainly around as recently as the 1940's!
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1-18-2009 @ 3:20PM
Marie Osmond said...Doctors are trying to decide if they should deliver or abort? Deliver, if the child is stillborn it would be no surprise but to deliver a healthy baby after 60 years would be incredible. PT Barnum couldn't make this kind of thing up.
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1-18-2009 @ 5:45PM
Stuff said...You are an utter moron. Learn to read. The baby was DEAD sixty years ago. There will be no delivery. At all. Ever.
Idiot.
1-18-2009 @ 9:18PM
Lee Sparks said...If the doctors had half a brain 60 years ago and knew the woman didn't have the money, they should have done the procedure free. That was simple negligence on their part. She should have never been allowed to leave it in her for so long. It wouldn't surprise me if Ripley's doesn't have a show about this soon. Yikes!
1-18-2009 @ 8:46PM
Erika said...It's a rare occurrence, but it happens. The fetuses are preserved through calcification, and are generally referred to as "Stone Babies". Most are removed within five years of the fetuses death, but there have been several who stayed with the mother for decades.
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1-18-2009 @ 3:41PM
sarah said...Sad that this womens own Country wouldnt make sure she had the proper health care, that says alot about her Country, I am sad she lost her baby, but to carry the baby inside her for so long and not getting sick with infection is amazing, God has protected her all her life, I am sure she will be grateful to have this over with.
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1-18-2009 @ 4:13PM
Emily said...Well, honey, it wouldn't be an abortion because the baby was already dead. It wasn't her choice for the child to die, so it wouldn't have been an abortion.
Please, turn off your caps lock and learn your definitions.
Then at least you can attempt to sound intelligent.
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1-18-2009 @ 4:23PM
Carmelito Guan said...Knowing things like this, and seeing some children kill their mom,
makes me ask, why?
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