18 回の流産を乗り越え、無事出産

イギリスで 18 回の流産を経験した末、無事に女児を出産したアンジー・ベイカーさんのことが話題に。週末、Yahoo ニュースでも取り上げられていたので、目にした方も多いことでしょう。

私の隣に座るゴシップ好きの同僚ともこのニュースが話題になり、まだ 33 歳で、13 年の間に 18 回も流産したという点で二人とも驚き。

主治医はベイカーさんの白血球に問題があり、不妊につながっていたと診断。「18 回も流産するより、宝くじに当たる方がはるかに簡単」ということばはちょっとショッキング。

まだ 100 年ぐらい前までは、出産時に女性が命を危うくすることが決して珍しくなかった時代。医学の発達した現代ですら、私の周りでは流産を経験している女性が少なくありません。

それでも、人間何でも忘れてしまうもので、2 回の流産の末に男の子を産んだ知人は、日常生活で家事と仕事のバランスを取るのが難しくなると、ついつい子どもにあたってしまうそうです。

彼女が少しストレスがたまっていそうに見える時、「流産しても、がんばって子どもを産んだよね。子どもって欲しくてもなかなか産めるものじゃないから、本当にラッキーだったよねえ」と私が話しかけると、彼女は魔法にかかったように幸せな顔を取り戻します。

私もこんなことを書きながら、いつか子どもを持ったら同じようなことばで諌められるんだろうか…。今から反省。

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スポーツ報知　英国の 33 歳女性、18 回流産乗り越え出産

Metro Miracle mother Angie Baker has baby after 18 miscarriages and £20 pills

The Sun Angie Baker finally gives birth after eighteen miscarriages

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Giving Birth After 18th Miscarriage

Angie Baker, 33 year-old from East Sussex, finally gave birth to a baby girl after 18th miscarriage. Many Japanese found this news as it was picked up on Yahoo news last weekend.

My gossip-lover colleague sitting next to me knew and talked about it with me. Both of us got so surprised that Mrs. Baker had 18 miscarriages at 33 for 13 years.

Her doctor found out that her white blood cells caused a problem with pregnancy. "Eighteen miscarriages is a huge number. You're more likely to win the lottery than have 18 miscarriages through bad luck."... his words sound so shocking.

Around 100 years ago, many women had to take a fatal risk when they delivered a baby. Even now, some of my friends had to experience a miscarriage despite of advance in modern medicine.

Well, we will easily forget all sorts of things, even the hardest part in your life. One of my friend finally got a baby boy after 2 miscarriages. Now she sometimes becomes hard on his little boy when she lacks a balance between her job and household responsibilities.

When she looks stressed out, I tell her "you could finally give birth to a baby boy despite of 2 miscarriages. It's amazing, you've done a great job. Not all women cannot have a baby, so you're such a lucky girl!" As soon as she is told like that, she looks enchanted and has a big smile on her face.

Though I am writing this, who knows what will happen to me? Somebody might tell me the same thing when I got a kid. It seems I've already needed moments of reflection.

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Metro Miracle mother Angie Baker has baby after 18 miscarriages and £20 pills

The Sun Angie Baker finally gives birth after eighteen miscarriages