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A lithopedion. This highly unusual specimen remained in the abdomen of a woman for 2 years. A lithopedion ( also spelled lithopaedion or lithopædion; from Ancient Greek: λίθος "stone" and Ancient Greek: παιδίον "small child, infant"), or stone baby, is a rare phenomenon which occurs most commonly when a fetus dies during an ...
She died on March 3, 2017, at age 23. [ 33 ] Mason van Dyk (born 2013), despite being given a life expectancy of one to five days, is 10 years old as of January 2024. [ 34 ]
I) all bones of thigh and lower leg present. II) fused fibula. III) fibula absent. IV) partially fused femur, fused fibula. V) partially fused femur. VI) fused femur, fused tibia. VII) fused femur, tibia absent. Sirenomelia is classified by the skeletal structure of the lower limb, ranging from class I, where all bones are present and only the ...
Breech birth. A breech birth is when a baby is born bottom first instead of head first, as is normal. [1] Around 3–5% of pregnant women at term (37–40 weeks pregnant) have a breech baby. [2] Due to their higher than average rate of possible complications for the baby, breech births are generally considered higher risk. [3]
Coffin birth. Coffin birth, also known as postmortem fetal extrusion, [ 1][ 2] is the expulsion of a nonviable fetus through the vaginal opening of the decomposing body of a deceased pregnant woman due to increasing pressure from intra-abdominal gases. This kind of postmortem delivery occurs very rarely during the decomposition of a body.
Amniotic fluid. The amniotic fluid is the protective liquid contained by the amniotic sac of a gravid amniote. This fluid serves as a cushion for the growing fetus, but also serves to facilitate the exchange of nutrients, water, and biochemical products between mother and fetus. For humans, the amniotic fluid is commonly called water or waters ...
A Child Is Born. A Child Is Born (full title: A Child Is Born: The drama of life before birth in unprecedented photographs. A practical guide for the expectant mother; original Swedish title: Ett barn blir till) is a 1965 photographic book by Swedish photojournalist Lennart Nilsson. The book consists of photographs charting the development of ...
Tia Blanco. David Livingston/Getty Images Tia Blanco and her fiancé, Brody Jenner, are both ocean obsessives, but their baby girl, Honey, isn’t ready to jump in just yet. “It’s interesting ...