London, July 16: A woman with two wombs has given birth to a “one in a million” baby girl. Lindsay Hasaj, 27, who was diagnosed with a dual reproductive system last year, delivered Mirela Elizabeth by Caesarean section.
Only one in a million women have Hasaj’s condition, which halves the chances of fertilisation.
But she astonished doctors by having a straightforward operation, after check-ups throughout her pregnancy. Speaking at home in Finchley, Hasaj’s husband, Tony, 30, said: “We’re absolutely delighted. Mirela is beautiful and healthy, and everything went very smoothly.”
Hasaj’s rare condition, known as uterus didelphys, was detected by doctors after she became pregnant last year. She had gone to hospital in November with a pain in her abdomen that she feared was caused by an ectopic pregnancy when a baby grows outside the womb.
That was ruled out and she was told by the doctor that two wombs and two cervixes could be seen.
Although eight in 10,000 women in the UK have some form of uterus didelphys, only one in a million has Hasaj’s anatomy. Doctors assured Hasaj that with proper care her unborn baby’s health should not be affected. They said that this could be her only child.
-Agencies