The joy
of every expectant mother is to deliver safely; a healthy and normal baby but
that was not the case for Malama Zainab, a 19-year-old mother who was delivered
of a baby with ‘three heads.’
On that
fateful Sunday, March 3, 2013, Zainab was rushed to the Malumfashi General
Hospital in Katsina State and while in labour, members of her family eagerly
anticipated the birth of twins as revealed by an earlier scan but to their
shock and utter bewilderment, a baby girl with what appears to be an unusual
head formation was delivered.
Instead
of tears of joy, members of the family who were present at the hospital
including Zainab’s husband, Malam Dahiru Umar busted into tears of sorrow when
they were informed about the abnormalities of the new baby.
Recounting
her ordeal, Zainab continued, “the delivery had confused me, because I have
never expected it in my life. During my ante-natal visits to hospital, I was
told that I was carrying twins, but to my utmost surprise, I gave birth to a
three-headed baby.”
Zainab
also explained that though that was her first delivery, she never experienced
any abnormality during her ante-natal, adding that “I also underwent normal
labour before I finally delivered the baby through normal processes.
“I have
considered the development as a destiny and a test from the Almighty Allah,
which every Muslim is expected to accept in good faith. As a Muslim, I have
accepted it in good faith and prayed for Allah’s intervention. And I am sure
Allah will not let us down as far as this issue is concerned, because He knows
why this happened to us,” she concluded.
Meanwhile,
Malumfashi local government has sponsored the three-headed baby to the Ahmadu
Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika-Zaria, for further necessary
medical action.
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