China News Service, Beijing, September 4 (Wei Xianghui) Are the twins fighting in their mother's belly?
Recently, a news that "twins were bruised after being born with a fight in their stomachs" caused heated discussion among netizens. The message publisher also uploaded images and fetal movement videos. These contents were quickly questioned by medical professionals. At present, the publisher has deleted the relevant information.
Doctors said that the vast majority of twins cannot contact each other in the mother's belly, unless they are single vesicle single goat twins, which is an extremely high-risk twin pregnancy, but the probability of occurrence is not high.
. The video screenshot of multiple bruises on the twins after they were born.
Twins are fighting in their stomachs or false propositions
"You might as well imagine what it feels like if we want to move in the swimming pool." In response to the video of twins fighting in their stomachs on Weibo, the health blogger named "Doctor Chen of Obstetrics and Gynecology" posted a post.
The above video comes from a Hunan mother. In the video, the twin brothers seemed to be "punching and kicking" in their mother's belly, and their pregnant belly also fluctuated and changed, and the twins were bruised everywhere after they were born.
This news quickly aroused heated discussion among netizens. Questions such as "Is the fetus so strong?" and "How uncomfortable should the mother be?" also appeared in the comment section.
In the view of "Doctor Chen from Obstetrics and Gynecology", twins fighting in their stomachs is a false proposition. She said that the fetus cannot control their hands and feet well. Their hands and legs that they make in the uterus are unconscious behaviors, not fighting. The fetus' hands and feet are not as strong as adults, and they also have amniotic fluid and as buffer. She said, "When they move their hands and feet, they actually cannot cause substantial harm to the other party."
The health blogger named "Dr. Xu Chao" on Weibo also used "many slots and no mouths" to describe this news on Weibo. He said that the twins' movements in the uterus are basically unconscious, and they are not fighting with their hands and feet. Moreover, they are buffered by amniotic fluid through amniotic sac , which will hardly cause "harm" to the other party.
He also mentioned that the twin images in the video are from the Internet and are similar to the videos he has shared. As for the fetal movement video taken, it is impossible to determine whether it comes from the uploader himself.
Screenshot of the Weibo of health blogger "Dr. Xu Chao".
What's wrong with the "bruise" of newborns?
As for the mark on the twins after birth in the video is bruised by "fighting", doctors do not agree with this statement.
Jiangsu Maternal and Child Health Hospital The obstetrician said in an interview with the media that the scar on the head mentioned in the video may be caused by calcium deficiency in the child; as for bruises all over the body after birth, this situation is basically true for newborns. It is a congenital melanosis, also known as Mongolian spots, which will slowly fade.
According to "Doctor Chen of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department", Mongolian spots and bruises look very similar, but not bruises. Mongolian spots are common in yellow species and usually disappear gradually before school age.
In addition, the incidence of birthmarks in newborns is about 10%. Whether it is birthmarks or Mongolian spots, they are very common in newborns.
She said that most birthmarks do not need to be processed, and a few that will affect health should be actively treated. For example, animal skin moles may become melanoma and should be removed surgically.
has a few birthmarks. If they are longer than the face or other exposed body surfaces, they will affect their appearance and further affect the psychological development of children. Active treatment should also be done.
screenshot of the doctor's rumor refutation video.
This type of twins need to pay special attention to
So, how do twins get along with each other in their mother’s belly?
It is understood that twins are medically divided into double-vessel twins, single-vessel twins and single-vessel twins.
Among them, the double-vessel twins develop from two fertilized eggs, so there are two gestational sacs, two placenta , and the fetus can have different genders. The single-vessel twins are fertilized from one follicle , so there is only one placenta, and two yolk sacs can be seen, separated.
Simplely put, double-feather twins are like two people living in two houses, while single-feather twins are like two people living in one house, but in different rooms. In most cases, both types of twins will not have a "conflict".
The problem is prone to problems with single vesicle single goat twins, that is, the same fertilized egg develops. Therefore, the two fetuses share a placenta, but there is no amniotic isolation between the placenta, and the fetus has the same gender. This is equivalent to two fetuses living in the same room.
WeChat public account "Science Popularization China" once published an article introducing that a few years ago, there was a video of twin sisters "fighting" in their mother's belly, which also received tens of millions of views, becoming a hot topic for a while.
The twins that the expectant mother conceived above are single-feathered single goat twins, and she also went through a difficult and nervous process of protecting the fetus.
article mentioned that single velvet single goat twins are a very high-risk twin pregnancy , and there is a high possibility of intrauterine accidents due to umbilical cord entanglement and knotting. According to statistics, the probability of conceiving twins naturally through is 3%, while the probability of single-feather single-feather single-feather twins is only 1-2%, and the probability of single-feather single-feather single-feather twins is only 50%.
Therefore, the doctor also reminds pregnant women with twins to pay attention to prenatal examinations. (End)
Source: China News Network
