‘Giving birth was the biggest fear of my life’
A woman from south London with restricted growth wants to inspire others after becoming the first woman in the world with a rare, recessive condition to give birth to a healthy baby.
28-year-old Hira Ahmad gave birth to baby girl Dua in January at St George’s Hospital. She is the first woman in the world to have done so with Bruck Syndrome. It is associated with both brittle bone disease and arthrogryposis, causing joint stiffness, and less than fifty people in the world have it.
During her pregnancy, Hira had regular hospital appointments and fetal testing to check if her baby would have brittle bone disease, of which there was a 50:50 chance, and tests confirmed Dua didn’t have the condition.
Hira says she is extremely positive about her experience and wants to share it to inspire others with conditions similar to hers. Karl Mercer reports.
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28-year-old Hira Ahmad gave birth to baby girl Dua in January at St George’s Hospital. She is the first woman in the world to have done so with Bruck Syndrome. It is associated with both brittle bone disease and arthrogryposis, causing joint stiffness, and less than fifty people in the world have it.
During her pregnancy, Hira had regular hospital appointments and fetal testing to check if her baby would have brittle bone disease, of which there was a 50:50 chance, and tests confirmed Dua didn’t have the condition.
Hira says she is extremely positive about her experience and wants to share it to inspire others with conditions similar to hers. Karl Mercer reports.
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Check out BBC London: http://bbc.co.uk/london
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