Re: [ozmidwifery] Read in the newspaper

[Lynne Staff]

The correct terminology for this condition is (ughhh) a 'parasytic twin' (oh to our wonderful terminology again), where there is incomplete separation of the twins - similar to conjoined twins, but the second twin can be either fully formed inside the body of the surviving twin, or partially formed, and extruding from the body of the 'host twin'. ----- Original Message ----- From: alastair tawns To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Read in the newspaper Hi Debbie, there was a case similar to this yonks ago in the uk ..the foetus was smaller and not found until the 'carrier' was quite a bit olderand only accidentally...an x-ray for something or other. The opinion was that it was a twin. Sorry I cant remember any more details, but it was a definite twin! Re Thus...its at Freo at 10.30am see you tomorrow Mel ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 2:21 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