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July 24

Hidden pregnancy

I've heard of women who suddenly go into labour without realizing they were pregnant. Is it really possible for a woman to have no idea a baby is on the way?

See Cryptic pregnancy for our article. It's rather basic, but it does have a couple of references. Tevildo (talk) 14:52, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It happens (and gets reported) all the time, most recently in May of this year. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:12, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There's a Brazilian case of a 10-year old published on the 18th of this month which I won't link to due to BLP reasons. But it seems the mother may have been intimidated or the family in denial about the obvious, given the current criminal charges. μηδείς (talk) 00:19, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I found How can a woman not know she’s pregnant? Surprise births rare, but do happen and Woman gives birth to a surprise baby. Alansplodge (talk) 14:04, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]