Woman Terminates ‘Mermaid’ Pregnancy At Six Months After Discovering Foetus Had Grown Tail

Mialgros Cerrón was born with sirenomelia in Peru. Image credit: PA Images

A young woman has terminated her pregnancy after six months after doctors informed her she was carrying a 'mermaid-like' foetus, The Mirror reported.

Wu, 23, decided to take the action after having a scan at the Health Care Center for Women and Children in Yichang City, in Central China's Hubei Province.

Specialists estimated that the baby would only survive for a few hours after birth, which prompted Wu to opt for a termination.

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The scans showed the foetus had developed a 'tail-like growth' instead of legs. It had a stunted liver and did not have a bladder.

Doctors at the hospital told Wu the foetus was suffering from sirenomelia, a rare condition often referred to as 'Mermaid Syndrome'.

The causes behind sirenomelia are still unknown, but it occurs once in every 100,000 pregnancies.

It is a rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together, giving them the appearance of a mermaid's tail.

According to reports, there are only two known survivors of Mermaid Syndrome in the world today.

The child in the featured image, Milagros Cerron, is one of the two still alive and her incredible story is chronicled here. Please click and give it a read. The other is Shiloh Pepin, from the United States.

Milagros Cerrón. Credit: PA

Words by James Dawson

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