Recently, doctors from the Obstetrics Department at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi performed a successful cesarean section for V.T.Q, a Hanoi resident who suffers from congenital achondroplasia, a condition leading to bone deformities. Despite her height of only 1.3 meters, she became pregnant through IVF.

Q. has always felt insecure about her condition but harbored a strong desire to become a mother. At the age of 30, she decided to undergo IVF, using a sperm sample from a sperm bank.

In addition to regular prenatal check-ups and screening tests, Q. had to undergo numerous additional tests and frequent ultrasounds. Throughout this period, the fetus developed normally, showing no signs of inheriting achondroplasia.

When she reached 38 weeks of pregnancy and began showing signs of labor, Q. was admitted to the Obstetrics Department at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases for a cesarean section.

Specialist Doctor II Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Head of the Obstetrics Department, reported that the baby was born healthy, weighing 3.5 kg. The newborn received special care after birth to ensure stable health, and the mother also recovered very well after the surgery.

Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth that results in shortened limbs and abnormal bone development, where healthy bone tissue is replaced with fibrous tissue, making the bones weak and prone to deformities and fractures. The maximum height for men with achondroplasia is about 1.31 meters, and for women, it is about 1.24 meters.

Phuong Thuy