Published 07:35 IST, November 16th 2019
23-Year old Australian model experiences 'stealth pregnancy' 10 minutes before labour
23-Year old model realizes she is pregnant 10 mins before birth and delivers baby on the bathroom floor. The mother showed no prior signs of pregnancy
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In what can be termed as a "Surprise pregnancy", an Australian model did t kw she was pregnant until she h baby. Medical professionals refer to this phemen as "denied pregnancies". Erin Langmaid, 23, said she knew something was wrong and realized that she was pregnant a mere 10 minutes before having baby on bathroom floor.
Denied Pregnancies show telltale signs
In her social media posts, 23-year old model is seen smiling and surprisingly shows sign of visible changes to her body. She was later quoted talking to an Australian media and claiming that she h baby bump and morning sickness. According to Erin, all her clos fit her perfectly leing up to baby's birth.
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A week after birth, Erin updated thousands of her followers with a photo of herself with baby and her partner, She later ded that it was hardest week of her life. phemen that Erin seems to have undergone is a rare but well-established occurrence also kwn as "stealth" or "cryptic" pregnancy as kwn to experts and medical professionals. Studies suggest that 1 in about 2,500 women fail to realize that y have been carrying a child until y go into sudden labour. Since occurrence is somewhat rare, more research is required on phemen and some medical practitioners continue to puzzle over question of "stealth pregnancies".
Rocky start for new mom
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Langmaid's case is "difficult to fathom," especially given her body . But it's t outside realm of possibility", said Christine Greaves who is a Florida based OB/GYN. "Ar story that just goes to show how amazing and resilient human body is", ded Christine. According to parents, although labour was over in minutes but birth was still a very harrowing experience for mor.
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emergency call that was reviewed by news ncies aptly portrays shock young parents must have been feeling. emergency operator can be heard asking far how many weeks girl was pregnant and him replying that y were wholly unaware that mor was pregnant at all. Erin was quoted saying that little weight she thought she h put on was just a little Christman's winter weight and that she never expected to be pregnant.
04:30 IST, November 16th 2019