Woman gives birth hours after finding out she's eight months pregnant on holiday
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A woman who discovered she was eight months pregnant while on holiday gave birth to a baby boy just hours later. Mariane Rodrigues was visiting family members in central Brazil when she unexpectedly went into labour. She said she had no idea she was pregnant because her menstrual cycle was normal and she was using birth control.
The 34-year-old administrative assistant went to a nearby hospital because she thought she had high blood pressure due to the hot weather, having travelled to São Salvador do Tocantins from her home city of Querência. Mariane, her husband Geroncio Jean Tavares, and their two-year-old son Pedro were seeing relatives but on January 3, the then mum-of-two woke up with severe convulsions. Her husband took her to the hospital, where they found out the news they were having a third child and she needed an urgent caesarean section.
Little Mateo was born later that same day. Mariane, who also has an 18-year-old son, said: “From the start of my holiday, I noticed I had high blood pressure, something I never had before. I thought it was because of the heat. Until then, I showed no symptoms of pregnancy. I had a normal social life.
“I work for a private company, my job was going well, and I had a normal routine at home with my children and husband.” She added: “This is a warning for all women.”. Gynaecologist Dr Veruska Pinheiro do Amaral said that cryptic pregnancies are usually discovered in the third trimester or at the time of delivery. She said: “Some patients may experience nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, or excessive drowsiness, but these symptoms are not specific to pregnancy and can be attributed to situations such as premenstrual syndrome, food poisoning, or viruses.” The gynaecologist noted that "some women never have a swollen belly" during pregnancy.
