Strange pregnancies happen a lot. They are often not just tales but true. They include mothers with strange symptoms such as hiccups and babies born with different medical conditions.
Impact of Pregnancy Pact on High School Students
The Pregnancy Pact is the name of a T.V. movie based on the true story of a group of teenagers from Gloucester, Massachusetts who made a pact to become pregnant together. Making a pregnancy pact is a trend that has spread across the United States and contributes to the growing number of teen pregnancies.
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Conjoined Twins
Conjoined twins happen when a single fertilized egg slits after 8 days leaving twins attached to each other.
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Tree Man
Most of the tree man's body is covered in growths which have become so large and thick they look like twisted tree roots growing out of his skin.
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Toxic Town Causes Loss of Fingers and Toes
Imagine having a baby missing one finger on each hand. Now image having an entire group of children born with similar deformities.
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Top Strange Pregnancy World Records
Read about the most strange pregnancies in history!
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Second Face Syndrome: Macrostomia
Second Face Syndrome is one of the rarest conditions ever diagnosed. In May 2010, the syndrome was brought to the public thanks to a brave 14 month old boy
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Mermaid Syndrome
Mermaid Syndrome, also known as Sirenomelia, is characterized by the legs being fused together to create a mermaid-like effect.
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Phantom Pregnancy
Patients with a phantom pregnancy hCG will have a persistently and not significantly rising positive blood pregnancy test but the urine test is negative and they are not pregnant.
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Proteus Syndrome
Hans-Rudolph Wiedemann is the pediatrician that discovered Wiedemann syndrome, later called Proteus Syndrome.
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Moebius Syndrome
Parents look forward to that first cry, first smile and first laugh, but for infants born with Moebius Syndrome, those events will never be a reality.
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What Is An Imaginary Pregnancy?
What is an imaginary pregnancy (pseudocyesis)? Pseudopregnancy is a false pregnancy, although a woman has many signs and symptoms of an actual pregnancy.
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Gastroschisis - A Hole in the Abdomen
When a baby presents with Gastroschisis, the intestines, stomach and sometimes part of the liver can be visible on the outside of the body.
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Craniophagus Parasiticus
There have been several famous cases of children being born attached at the head or other part of the body.
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Slapped Face Syndrome and Fetal Complications
Slapped Face Syndrome is caused by a virus called parvovirus B19 that blocks red blood cell development and causes a rash on the face.
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Imperforate anus - Anorectal atresia
Anorectal atresia, also known as imperforate anus, is a birth defect of the anus that may require surgery to allow feces to pass out of the body.
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Holoprosencephaly
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a structural anomaly of the brain in which there is failed or incomplete separation of the forebrain early in gestation.
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Congenital Hypertrichosis - Wolf Baby
The conditions manifest as hair growing all over the face and back of the body. This hair is not normal hair, but resembles more closely the fur on an animal's body.
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Polydactylism - Too many fingers or toes
Polydactylism is a common birth defect characterized by extra fingers or toes. Typically, the fingers and toes are just small bits of extra skin, but in some cases
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Different Types of Pregnancies
While pregnancy may seem like a simple term, there are different types of pregnancies. Most are a result of physical differences but some are related to multiple egg release, among other reasons.
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Healthy Baby Born from Rare Abdominal Pregnancy
Abdominal pregnancy is a rare and dangerous medical condition that is easy to miss during routine ultrasound exams.
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True Human Tail - Vestigial Tail
All humans are created with a small tail that is later absorbed by the body and developed into the tailbone.
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Parasitic Twin and Vanishing Twin Syndrome
A parasitic twin and a vanishing twin are similar and they are close to conjoined twins. In a parasitic twin the individual may be merged with another.
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