Having a baby without knowing he is pregnant

Amanda Morgan (England) gave birth to a girl weighing 2.4 kg after being mistakenly diagnosed by a doctor as "having typical signs of early menopause" . The Royal Midwifery School said cases like her are extremely rare.

Amanda, a court secretary, had two 13- and 10-year-old sons in her previous marriage, describing Caitlin's childbirth process at home 11 months ago as follows:

" It was a shock to me ," she said. "I have no fatigue in the morning and I am completely unattractive. I am 40 and have decided not to have any more children. I think my birth period has long passed. I only increased by about half a kilo but thought it was because I ate too much during Christmas.

Sister Amanda and baby Caitlin.
(Photo: BBC)

She gave birth only a few minutes after sharing with her partner, Chris Grinter, 42, about menopause after going to the doctor.

"My mother died of cancer, so I was afraid that there might be some serious problems with me. But I was very confident when the doctor told me to be experiencing typical signs of menopause. he then performed blood tests at the hospital to check my hormone levels. "

Amanda returned home after the appointment and complained about the feeling of "exhaustion" . She took a bath when she felt a " paralyzing pain ".

"I didn't even have time to call Chris - it was too fast. A strange silence took place and a pain pushed Caitlin out. She didn't cry, only twisted. I grabbed a towel. and wrap me in there. I'm still in a state of shock but quite calm. "

Amanda said her husband's face "turned white " when he saw the child. Grinter called the emergency numbers for the doctors to cut the umbilical cord when Amanda was in the bath.

They were taken to Singleton Hospital in Swansea and Amanda learned that she was pregnant until the 6th month when Caitlin was born. The baby was raised in an incubator and discharged 5 weeks later. Both husband and wife now assume that Caitlin is the cutest child, and also the easiest to raise - a bit like when he was still in his mother's womb, and loved by the whole family.

Sue Jacobs of the Royal Midwifery School said, " This is the third time I've seen this situation for 25 years as a birthing worker."