By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
NewsunplugNewsunplugNewsunplug
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Journal
Reading: Woman, 81, dies after surgery to remove ‘stone baby’ she carried for over 50 years
Share
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
Font ResizerAa
NewsunplugNewsunplug
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Journal
Search
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Journal
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
Newsunplug > Blog > Metro > Woman, 81, dies after surgery to remove ‘stone baby’ she carried for over 50 years
Metro

Woman, 81, dies after surgery to remove ‘stone baby’ she carried for over 50 years

Godson
Last updated: March 21, 2024 10:00 am
Godson
Published: March 21, 2024
Share
SHARE

An 81-year-old woman died after having surgery to remove a rare “stone baby” she had carried for more than 50 years.

Daniela Almeida Vera died a day after the operation to remove the calcified foetus from her abdomen.

Her family revealed she had been too scared to see a doctor for many years, even though she often complained of severe stomach pains. Instead, she chose alternative medicine to cope with her problems, her daughter, Rosely Almeida, 21, said.

Eventually, she went to the hospital and a 3D tomography scan revealed the hidden “stone baby”, dating back to her last pregnancy.

Woman, 81, dies after surgery to remove

This unusual condition, known as a lithopedion, happens when a foetus dies but can’t be absorbed by the mother’s body. Instead, it stays in the abdominal cavity, forming a calcium shell around it.

Before this shocking discovery, doctors thought she might have had cancer.

When the stone baby was discovered, Daniela, from an indigenous tribe near Brazil’s border with Paraguay, had an operation on March 14.

Woman, 81, dies after surgery to remove

She was urgently transferred to Ponta Pora Regional Hospital in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with a generalised infection, but didn’t make it and died the next day, March 15, while still in hospital.

She leaves behind seven kids and 40 grandkids.

Her daughter Rosely said: “She was elderly and we are indigenous people. She didn’t like going to the doctor and she was afraid of the equipment used to carry out tests.”

Rosely also thinks her mum might have had the “stone baby” inside her for more than 56 years because Daniela had pains since her first pregnancy, which felt like a baby moving in her belly.

Her only son, Vanderlei Avalo Almeida, shared: “She didn’t want to go to the doctors because she was worried she had a tumour. She would just take medicine so the pain went away.”

Now, further checks are underway to learn more about the stone baby.

Rosely shared: “We’re are in a state of shock, there’s a lot of sadness. She was our mum and the only one who protected people and now she’s gone and we feel lost.”

A study from 1996 says there have been only 290 cases of babies turning to stone, called lithopedion, written about by doctors. The oldest one they found was from a long time ago, around 1100 BC, in Texas.

You Might Also Like

Nigerians slam Pastor Adeboye for posting a video of him praying for Israel as it continues its war with Hamas
Nigeriens protest against President Bola Tinubu, call him “Ebola Tinubu” (video)
Sidechick cuts off sugar daddy’s manhood
NSCDC arrests two suspects over possession of counterfeit foreign currency in Jigawa
SAD!!! 55-year-old man hacked to death by unknown persons in Imo (graphic photos)

Quick Link

  • My Bookmark
  • Interests
  • Contact Us
  • Blog Index
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print
What do you think?
Love0
Sad0
Happy0
Sleepy0
Angry0
Dead0
Wink0
Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Anybody putting up banner or poster that isn’t from APC in Edo in 2027 will learn a lesson – Governor Okpebholo’s aide
  • Gunmen kidnap teenager and two others in Kwara community
  • Club World Cup: Enrique defends Alonso after PSG defeated Real Madrid 4-0
  • Kanye West accused of s£xual assault and s£x trafficking by former assistant
  • Club World Cup: Why Real Madrid will not play third-place match

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Categories

  • ES Money
  • U.K News
  • The Escapist
  • Insider
  • Science
  • Technology
  • LifeStyle
  • Marketing

About US

We influence 20 million users and is the number one business and technology news network on the planet.
Quick Link
  • My Bookmark
  • Interests
  • Contact Us
  • Blog Index
Top Categories
  • My Bookmark
  • Interests
  • Contact Us
  • Blog Index

Subscribe US

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

[mc4wp_form]

Top Categories

  • Entertainment

Categories

  • ES Money
  • U.K News
  • The Escapist
  • Insider
  • Science
  • Technology
  • LifeStyle
  • Marketing

About US

We influence 20 million users and is the number one business and technology news network on the planet.
Quick Link
  • My Bookmark
  • Interests
  • Contact Us
  • Blog Index
Top Categories
  • My Bookmark
  • Interests
  • Contact Us
  • Blog Index

Subscribe US

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

[mc4wp_form]
© 2023 Newsunplug | All Rights Reserved.
adbanner
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?