A 35-year-old mother from India named Khalida Begm gave birth to her child last Monday night due to a rare condition that left her extremely shocked and scared. The baby was born with a very small head and large, bulging eyes.

Indian doctors have provisionally diagnosed the baby with an extremely rare genetic condition called Harlequin Ichthyosis – which causes the patient to have thick, rough skin and parts of the body. deformed.

However, the baby’s symptoms are also consistent with another defect called Anencephaly.

The baby was born without a brain, which scared this mother.

According to the Indian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, anencephaly is the cause of babies being born without the upper part of the brain and skull, specifically without the brain and skull. oh first. In addition, the remaining parts will not be covered by bones or skin.

According to statistics, there are about 3/10,000 pregnancies with babies suffering from anencephaly, while with ichthyosis in the UK, about 5 babies are born each year.

Mother of four children Khalida Begm was initially so scared that she asked the nurse to take the baby away and did not dare to look at her child’s face. “Many parts of the baby are not fully developed. When I saw my baby for the first time, I was completely shocked, my baby was like an alien,” this mother told local media.

“I can’t believe why I gave birth to such an alien baby. I was very shocked and in pain so I asked the nurse to take the baby somewhere else.”

After calming down, she held her baby in her arms and breastfed him.

Luckily, after the first few hours of severe shock, this mother calmed down and held her baby in her arms and breastfed the baby.

Immediately after the baby was born, villagers flocked to mother Khalida Begm’s house to see the child. They also believe that the baby is the reincarnation of a certain god.

Harlequin What is Ichthyosis?

Harlequin Ichthyosis (ichthyosis) is an extremely rare condition.

The disease will make the skin 7 times thicker than normal human skin. When sick, the skin layers will thicken and each layer of tissue becomes as hard as armor.

The skin is also divided, creating deep cracks. The face of a person with the disease looks tense with red lips, eyelids, ears, hands and feet.

Layers of skin also peel off continuously and the patient has to use ointment to apply 4-5 times/day.

Sick babies need regular care from their parents with specialized creams and must attend physical therapy courses on the retina under the doctor’s advice.