At 12-weeks pregnant, a Houston woman and her husband learned their fetus was expected to die. At the hospital, she was stuck in limbo for three days partly because it wasn't clear whether she was exempt from Texas abortion laws.
Kristina and John Cruickshank in their backyard on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 in Rosenberg. At 12 weeks pregnant, Kristina found out the fetus had developed a large cystic hygroma and was expected to die.Kristina Cruickshank knew she had lost her unborn baby.
After Kristina was admitted Friday, her medical records show that Texas Children’s initially “declined” a transfer request early Saturday and left subsequent requests “pending” while an ethics committee reviewed the case. Before abortion restrictions tightened last year, a transfer request for similar cases “would not have taken this long,” said Swords, who could not comment on the specific reason why Texas Children’s did not immediately accept the transfer.
The diagnosis increases the risk of miscarrying, but the fetus can survive. Often, cystic hygromas are associated with other genetic abnormalities, such as Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome, or Turner syndrome, which can cause heart defects and, for women born with it, infertility. Experts say partial molars can lead to more serious complications, including sepsis, hemorrhaging, hypertension and, in few cases, a rare form of cancer. They typically require early treatment, said Dr. Lorie Harper, chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the Department of Women's Health at Dell Medical School.
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