Beba was born pregnant with her twin brother

When Mónica Vega underwent an ultrasound in the seventh month of pregnancy of what would be her third daughter, she was shocked by the ultrasound images. amniotic

The case, which occurred in the Colombian city of Barranquilla, corresponds to a rare alteration of the embryonic development called "fetus in fetu" or "parasitic twin". This is a phenomenon that occurs when the cells that make up the twin brothers are not split at the right time and both embryos develop asymmetrically. This is a very rare alteration.

The surprise of this case does not lie so much in what has happened – since there is a medical literature on it – but at the time of its detection: it's the first time that it's been done. He is identified before delivery. In general, this little fetus that forms in the body of his brother is usually discovered at the birth of the child and even a few years later, when he is mistaken for a tumor, until he / she is born. that it is removed and that it is discovered that it is a small fetus

It's the fetal surgeon Miguel Parra who treated this strange event and made the decision to practice cesarean section so that the baby was born in the 37th week of pregnancy, then perform some sort of " Cesarean section "to extract his brother. The doctor explained that it was not possible to wait for the birth of the baby at the 40th week because the little "brother" in it was growing up and could be dangerous for the baby's health.