Born in a parking lot, the baby was fine. But something was terribly wrong with the mother.
Her obstetrician, Om Prakash, told Lupica that she was probably having normal Braxton Hicks contractions, which are a precursor of labor. Her prenatal exams and ultrasounds were normal, Prakash said. (Cameron Cottrill for The Washington Post)Postpartum vaginal bleeding, Prakash said, is not uncommon. A few weeks later, when it recurred, Prakash told her she was probably getting her period. Instead of a viable embryo, the result is a molar pregnancy, which can mimic a normal pregnancy.
Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 14:01 UTC
