Re: [ozmidwifery] Read in the newspaper

[Kirsten Blacker]

There is such a beast as a teratoma, I believe where all or part of a twin can grow within the other, but it's usually just a small part ie a toe or something   ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 11:21 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Read in the newspaper I came across a single paragraph in the Weekly Telegraph (i.e. the overseas weekly version of the UK Daily Telegraph) about a six month old baby boy in China  who was operated on because of a distended stomach.  A dead fetus of 3lb was found in the boy's stomach.  Dr's said the dead baby grew inside the boy when he was inside his mother's uterus. Now I'm not one to slavishly believe everything that I read in the newspapers, but the Telegraph is a fairly reputable newspaper.  Did anyone else read about this?  Has it been heard of before? Debbie Slater Perth, WA