Mom delivers twin babies, but later get the shock of her life

2 The condition

When the babies are born, the doctors perform certain tests to ensure proper development has happened of the baby. Tests like Apgar score, weighing, circumference of the head, checking the temperature over a period of time are done to tick off a checklist for baby development.

During one such test, one of the twins that Michelle gave birth to, Sophie failed the routine hearing tests that the nurses perform in order to see whether there are any problems with the baby’s hearing and other cognitive functions. During one such test, Sophie didn’t react to the noise made near her ears and on further testing, it was revealed that Sophie was born deaf. After three years, Sophie has to use sign language to communicate, while her twin Lincoln is perfectly fine.

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3 Cytomegalovirus

This unfortunate anomaly happened to the baby when Michelle was pregnant with the twins and she contracted a particular virus that is common amongst pregnant ladies. This virus is known as the Cytomegalovirus or CMV. Unfortunately, the CMV is a hugely common virus and affects over 80% of adults at one point or another before we reach the age of 40.

This virus is hard to detect because it has no symptoms at all. But once you contract this virus and are cured of it, it won’t bother you again ever. The most common way this virus is spread is via bodily fluids like blood, saliva, urine, semen and even breast milk.

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