In May 2011, at Suining Central Hospital in Sichuan Province, the sound of crying could be heard in the delivery room.
When the mother saw her child being born, she began to cry loudly, and all the medical staff present looked embarrassed. This pregnant woman gave birth to the first "two-headed baby girl" in China's medical history.
The mother who gave birth to a two-headed baby was named Bao Qiaoying. At the beginning of the New Year in 2010, after spending the Spring Festival at home, Bao Qiaoying began to prepare to go out to work.
Under the guidance of her fellow villagers, she came to a factory in Guangdong Province and started working. During the following period of work, Bao Qiaoying became familiar with the surrounding environment and quickly integrated into her new life. middle.
At the same time, Bao Qiaoying met Liao Guojun, who worked in the same factory as her. Both of them came from other places to work in the factory. Their similar age and similar temperament made the two people get along quickly. Become familiar.
With the support of their factory colleagues at the same time, the two quickly developed into lovers. Although both of them are taciturn, their time together gave each other great comfort in life, which made them both cherish this relationship.
The relationship between Bao Qiaoying and Liao Guojun heated up rapidly. After obtaining the consent of their parents, the two registered their marriage. The family conditions of Bao Qiaoying and Liao Liao Guojun were not wealthy, so they went out to work as usual after getting married.
The couple's working life together reduced their fatigue by most. After enjoying the peaceful days, the news of Bao Qiaoying's pregnancy made them both happy.
Liao Guojun is a down-to-earth good man. His years of rural life make his words not very pleasant to the ears, but Liao Guojun is able to take care of Bao Qiaoying wholeheartedly. After learning that his wife was pregnant, he immediately asked her to return to his hometown to raise the baby. The burden of earning money to support the family was first borne by Liao Guojun alone.
After he properly settled his wife, he returned to his previous work station and started working. The couple were immersed in the joy of having a child.
Bao Qiaoying and Liao Guojun grew up in rural areas. This pregnancy is also the first time for both of them to be fathers and mothers, so they lack some basic pregnancy knowledge.
They were not married by close relatives, and there was no other genetic history in the family. Therefore, after Bao Qiaoying became pregnant, she was completely intoxicated with the joy of having a child, and did not know the results of the initial pregnancy test.
But when the child was six months old, Liao Guojun accompanied his wife to the Municipal Third Hospital for her first physical examination. The six-month-old baby has basically taken shape, and the doctor gave the couple a result of the B-ultrasound test that the baby is well developed.
The couple themselves were very happy about this pregnancy, and they were even more delighted when the doctor said it was a "healthy" baby. The two of them prepared supplies and milk powder for the newborn. The family was looking forward to the safe arrival of the child into the world.
In the blink of an eye, at the end of April, Bao Qiaoying, who had always been sound and healthy, suddenly had fetal gas. She clearly felt that the fetus in her belly was moving obviously.
The baby's constant turning has a direct impact on the mother's body. After several abnormal movements, Bao Qiaoying could no longer bear the strong pain accompanying the fetal movement. When Liao Guojun knew that his wife was in extreme pain, he immediately took his wife to the Maternal and Child Health Hospital for consultation.
According to the previous order of medical treatment, the hospital first conducted routine tests on Bao Qiaoying. But after the test results came out, all the doctors looked embarrassed. The doctor asked Liao Guojun whether he had asked his wife to take a pregnancy test before, and Liao Guojun truthfully told the doctor the results of his last physical examination.
The doctor was extremely puzzled after hearing the results. This time the result was that the baby in Bao Qiaoying's belly was a "Siamese twin", which was completely different from the previous results.
The doctor said that when the child is six months old, the child's basic vital characteristics can be detected by mechanical equipment, and it is impossible to have completely inconsistent results with today.
The fact that the children were conjoined twins was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the couple. They could not accept this reality for a while, and they deeply hoped that this result was an erroneous report caused by the hospital's negligence. Driven by their inner hope for good luck, the couple once again came to the city's central hospital for their third prenatal check-up.
However, the results of the third examination also told Liao Guojun and Bao Qiaoying that the children were conjoined twins. Now that it is time to give birth, abortion and other measures cannot be carried out smoothly. Forced drainage will only endanger the mother's life and health.
In order to keep his wife safe, Liao Guojun had no choice but to give birth to his unborn child.
The pregnancy of conjoined twins is not only a huge blow to Bao Qiaoying and Liao Guojun, it is also a challenge to the medical community.
Although it is essentially not much different from ordinary obstetrics and gynecology surgery, it is the first case of conjoined twins in China. There are too many uncertainties during the operation, which means that the difficulty of the operation is constantly increasing, and it requires extremely strong medical skills and great endurance for the doctor.
The hospital decided on the date of the operation as soon as possible. The fetus in the belly posed a threat to the mother at any time, so the hospital arranged for a doctor to perform the operation. Although everyone present knew that the unborn child was a conjoined twin, everyone was still shocked when the child was actually born.
The birth of a newborn was originally a gratifying event, but it has become a concern for everyone.
After Bao Qiaoying woke up after the operation, she felt sour in her heart when she saw the child she had given birth to. She and her husband had devoted so much effort to this child, but now they felt so painful in their hearts.
Children born with diseases do not at least retain a complete and healthy body like other cases, but Bao Qiaoying's child undoubtedly presented an unsustainable problem to his parents.
Looking at the crying child, Bao Qiaoying felt extremely uncomfortable. She was more worried about the child's future growth than her own inner grudge.
If such an appearance develops slowly, it will definitely have an important impact on her future life. It is difficult to imagine how they will live and be independent in the future. The random notification from the hospital made the couple even more distressed, because conjoined twins use one heart and lung tissue, and their young bodies cannot support the breathing rate of two people.
As a result, the children who have just met their mother will soon leave the world and end their short and powerless life.
Bao Qiaoying’s child’s illness is the first in Chinese medical history, so there is a lack of data on her treatment and response. The solution given by scientists to allow the children to survive is to artificially separate them, which means that only one of the two children has a chance of survival.
The problems between the couple appeared one after another, and the choices they had to make were even more difficult. Experts then gave the advice that artificial separation is not allowed. If there is a slight mistake during the separation process, the baby may be strangled in the swaddling clothes.
Whether it is from the data display or technical support, it is not a wise choice to force children to stay. In addition, the constant problems bring high medical expenses, which is a huge expense for an ordinary family couple. Who of the two children will go and who will stay will become a big concern in the parents' hearts. Pain point.
This matter itself is far more difficult than people imagine.
Liao Guojun could only endure the grief in his heart to comfort his injured wife. They could not decide whether their children would stay or go, they just wanted to give their best to their children while they were alive.
This pair of babies has become the focus of attention in the hospital. Doctors and nurses must observe their breathing conditions at all times. If there is any abnormal behavior, they must conduct in-depth exploration. Continuing their lives is not only a matter of The results parents want are the responsibility of medical staff.
When the child was nearly 20 days old, he had a life crisis.
The two sisters were sent to the emergency room because of respiratory failure. After the doctors from the general department worked hard to rescue them, the children were temporarily out of danger. Due to the special physical conditions of the sisters, which required long-term hospitalization for observation, nurses became the ones who took care of them most frequently.
Bao Qiaoying has returned home to recuperate. The hospital promptly informed the couple of the child's physical condition to reassure them.
Although they came to the world with pain, they received a lot of love. People all marveled at their tenacious vitality. Everyone thought they could not live for long, but the two The individual relied on his vitality to survive for more than a hundred days.
When Bao Qiaoying and Liao Guojun learned at home that their children's condition was improving, they imagined their future lives. Although the children are not physically perfect, they are at least alive and have the ability to think independently.
The couple slowly accepted the reality of their children's illness. What they are currently thinking about is earning more money so that the two sisters can live a more stable life.
They began to collect cases around the world about the survival of conjoined twins. There was indeed a pair of sisters in the United States who grew up with the same disease as their children, but it was difficult to find other examples.
The couple did not receive the good news as they were looking forward to it. What followed was a notification from the hospital that their condition had worsened.
After struggling for more than 150 days, the two sisters finally could not bear the physical pain and passed away due to heart failure. After all, the babies didn't last long in this world. The news sent Liao Guojun and his wife, who had just cheered up, into endless grief again.
The death of a child is undoubtedly sad news, but it is also a relief.
They are so weak and suffer great pain. We cannot imagine how many times the children have experienced torture in their young hearts. Everyone was relieved that they passed away, and they were unwilling to let their thin bodies go through several pains again, and they were unwilling to let their parents live in worry every day. Perhaps their departure was their own fault. choose.
After her daughter passed away, Bao Qiaoying held her husband and cried bitterly for a long time. She suddenly stopped crying as her husband continued to comfort her. Thinking of these months of joy and sorrow, the constant torment and pain, made the mother who had just lost her child cheer up again.
Bao Qiaoying decided to immediately sue the first hospital that performed a pregnancy test for her. It was precisely because of their test results that the couple had a deep misunderstanding of the child and missed the most important pregnancy test. The best time to terminate pregnancy is to let the unfortunate child suffer in vain.
Under the influence of inner belief, Bao Qiaoying came to the court and complained to the judge about the whole matter. They accused the doctor who examined her at the time for his serious negligence, which caused Bao Qiaoying to bear endless consequences. The pain inflicted on them violated their right to know about their condition.
The matter itself was complicated and the couple’s prosecution failed. When they appealed again, the court ordered them to liquidate all the medical expenses they spent at the city center hospital when giving birth to the child, and then review the entire case.
The medical expenses for the child's hospitalization are a large amount of money. As an ordinary working couple, they cannot settle the expenses at once. However, the Central Hospital has given an offer that the hospital is willing to advance for the couple. For this fee, a case received a new trial.
The Third Hospital of the City and Mr. and Mrs. Bao Qiaoying each hold their own opinions. In order to get rid of their responsibilities as much as possible, the other is pursuing them closely, which adds a lot to the determination of the final outcome of the case. level.
Under the mediation of the court, the two parties finally reached an agreement that the negligence of the third hospital in the city prevented the fetus' condition from being discovered in time.
In addition, Bao Qiaoying and his wife also had their own shortcomings. After knowing that they were pregnant, they should go to the hospital for examination, but they delayed it until June. If they missed the best time for treatment, Then both husband and wife are equally responsible. The court finally ruled that the Third Municipal Court should pay compensation of 50,000 yuan to Bao Qiaoying and Liao Guojun, and the matter came to an end.
While people feel sad for the sisters who passed away, they also remind us how important it is to have a pre-marital physical examination and a post-pregnancy check-up. We should pay attention to the health of the unborn child in a timely manner to avoid things like The tragedy of Bao Qiaoying and his wife happened again.
At the same time, we would like to remind all medical staff that your spirit of saving lives and healing the wounded will always be worthy of our respect, but please remember to neglect your duties. Because of the special nature of the profession, your omissions are the entire living life of others. No matter how cautious and rigorous they are, they should be the basic medical ethics that a doctor should possess.