Mirror Syndrome in Pregnancy

Maternal Mirror Syndrome: A Rare and Dangerous Disorder… that’s the first article you’ll see when you try and search for the “mirror syndrom in Pregnancy”. Well, at least upon writing this one that’s the first.

Why did I search Mirror Syndrome? Well, there’s Dr. Gregory House (of House MD) to blame. I am currently doing the House season 3 marathon and one of the episode (episode 16?) is about this photographer who has thsi mirror syndrome. Her kidney is failing.

Here’s what I read:

What is Mirror Syndrom

Maternal mirror syndrome is a rare disorder that can affect pregnant women. It is also known as Ballantine syndrome (Ballantyne syndrome) or Maternal Hydrops.

Pregnancy can be a wonderful time in a woman’s life. As she expects the arrival of her baby she can connect with the baby growing inside of her womb. Sometimes there are complications with the pregnancy though. And on rare occasion an expectant mother will suffer from maternal mirror
syndrome.

Here is more about this rare disorder:

What is maternal mirror syndrome? This problem occurs when a pregnant woman has fetal hydropic, which is abnormal accumulation of fluid in two or more fetal compartments. The disorder gets its name because the mother suffers the same symptoms as the sick fetus. She will become ill and have signs of preeclampsia: water retention, high blood pressure and protein in the urine. When this happens, doctors monitor the mother for maternal mirror syndrome. The syndrome is dangerous for both the expectant mother and her fetus. There have been cases in which the fetus died.

How does maternal mirror syndrome occur? Maternal mirror syndrome is caused by problems related to fluid retention such as fluid in the sac where the baby develops. The syndrome occurs when there is an unusually high amount of fluid in the fetal tissues. There have been various studies on this rare syndrome and what exactly causes it to occur.

What are the symptoms of maternal mirror syndrome? If an expectant mother has the syndrome, she may show symptoms include vomiting, swelling and/or fluid accumulation in her lungs. She will have to receive urgent treatment from medical professionals which could include an emergency cesarean section.

What are the risks of maternal mirror syndrome? An expectant mother with maternal mirror syndrome could suffer from bladder obstruction, bladder rupture and urine in the abdominal cavity. There is also a chance that the unborn baby could die.

Source… there’s a second part you might want to check out.

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