Shocking Medical Mystery in Hong Kong! Baby Born with Her Own Twin Inside Her Abdomen

Hong Kong (The Uttam Hindu): A bizzare news has been making rounds on the social media where a girl from Hong Kong was born already pregnant with her twin sibling growing inside her abdomen. This astonishing medical discovery has stunned both the public as well as the healthcare professionals.

Doctors at Queen Elizabeth Hospital made the diagnosis following abnormal swelling in the infant’s stomach. Imaging scans revealed a shocking truth: a malformed fetus — complete with tiny limbs, bones, and even fingers — had been growing inside the newborn.

The condition, known as fetus-in-fetu, is an exceptionally rare congenital anomaly where one twin is absorbed into the body of the other during early stages of development. Fewer than 1 in 500,000 live births worldwide present with this phenomenon.

Surgeons successfully performed a delicate operation to remove the parasitic twin, and the baby girl is now in stable condition and recovering well. The absorbed fetus, which was nonviable and posed potential health risks, is believed to have stopped developing in the womb during the first trimester.

“This is one of the rarest cases we’ve seen,” said Dr. Raymond Chan, the lead pediatric surgeon. “It reminds us how complex and mysterious fetal development can be. Thankfully, the baby is now healthy and expected to lead a normal life.”

Medical experts emphasize that fetus-in-fetu is not the same as pregnancy and poses no genetic or reproductive consequences for the child. Instead, it is classified as a rare developmental anomaly, likely caused by incomplete splitting of the embryo during early twinning.

News of the case has sparked widespread fascination online, with many comparing it to science fiction or supernatural tales. But for the doctors involved, it’s a powerful reminder of nature’s unpredictability — and of modern medicine’s ability to navigate it.