The "pregnant" baby of the twin | In Colombia, he …

A case of "parasitic twin" or "fetus in fetu" was recorded in Barranquilla, Colombia, where they had to undergo a caesarean-like surgical procedure to a newborn who had her twin in her womb. The abnormality occurs in a pregnancy over a million, but it was the first time that she was identified before childbirth.

During her seventh month of pregnancy, Monica Vega underwent a routine ultrasound in which it was detected that the fetus that was preparing in her belly contained another fetus, smaller but with an umbilical cord and amniotic fluid.

The abnormality called "fetus fetus" occurs when the cells do not separate at the indicated time. The twins divide their cells during the first week of gestation and begin to form. If this process occurs during the second week, the Siamese occurs and if it is after day 17, the fetus is reached in the fœtu.

In Barranquila's case, 24 hours after they were born, they had to perform a caesarean-like operation in the baby named Itzamara to extract the mbad that had formed inside. The fetal surgeon Miguel Parra, who was present at the case, said that the fetus "lacks heart and brain but that he has his four limbs and bones".

Itzamara has been operated on successfully and is in good health.