Hanoi doctors perform rare fetal intervention to save high-risk triplet pregnancy

Medical specialists at the Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital successfully performed a complex fetal intervention to save a pregnancy involving natural triplets. The patient, a 31-year-old woman living in South Korea, returned to Vietnam at 14 weeks of gestation to seek specialized care for her high-risk pregnancy.

At 16 weeks, doctors identified stage II twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome in two of the fetuses sharing a placenta. One fetus suffered from severe oligohydramnios and lack of movement, while the other experienced polyhydramnios due to excessive blood volume. Complicating the procedure were the mother's uterine fibroids and an anterior placenta.

An emergency laser surgery was performed to manage the transfusion syndrome. While the intervention stabilized the fetuses, the pregnancy remained difficult. One fetus experienced growth restriction and had to be terminated at 25 weeks to ensure the safety of the remaining child. Following careful monitoring, the surviving baby was born at 28 weeks, weighing 1.2kg, with stable health indicators.