A baby girl was born weighing 3.2 kg, with a coin-sized soft tissue mass on her left buttocks and an underdeveloped lower limb measuring 4 cm, which doctors identified as a parasitic twin.
Ms. Bich, 34, carrying high-risk twins with one experiencing slow development, was monitored using computational CTG to assess health and determine a safe delivery time.
I am 24 weeks pregnant and experiencing lower back pain, painful urination, and a high white blood cell count in my urine test. I am concerned about a urinary tract infection affecting the fetus; do I need treatment? (Thuy An, Hanoi)
I am 20 weeks pregnant and enjoy sweets, but I am concerned about gestational diabetes. How should I adjust my diet to prevent it? (Vy Thanh, 29 years old)
A 25-year-old pregnant woman, Thanh Nga from Ho Chi Minh City, frequently inhales chemical odors from nearby factories, asking if this exposure increases the risk of birth defects.
Ly, 33, who previously gave birth to two children weighing over 4 kg each, delivered a son weighing 5,3 kg this time after developing gestational diabetes during her pregnancy.
I am 16 weeks pregnant and taking Aspirin to prevent preeclampsia. Can I eat anything I want, or are there specific dietary considerations? (Quynh, Dong Nai)
An echogenic intracardiac focus in the fetal heart is a common finding during prenatal ultrasound and does not affect fetal development if it appears in isolation.
Discovering her boyfriend's betrayal just as she learned of her pregnancy, the 27-year-old woman became distraught, self-harmed, and was diagnosed with severe depression.
A friend recommended I undergo fetal infection screening in addition to NIPT. However, I am unsure how this method is beneficial. I am seeking a doctor's advice. (Hong, Bac Ninh)
Ms. Hong, 21, experienced chest pain for a month, attributing it to pregnancy, but doctors discovered a superinfected abscess and drained nearly 150 ml of pus.