{"id":31879,"date":"2021-11-02T12:34:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=31879"},"modified":"2021-11-02T12:34:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:34:27","slug":"the-miracle-baby-the-mystery-story-behind-how-a-uk-based-nigerian-couple-gave-birth-to-a-white-baby-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=31879","title":{"rendered":"The Miracle Baby: The mystery story behind how a UK-based Nigerian couple gave birth to a white baby [+Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When white baby Nmachi Ihegboro with blonde hair and blue eyes was born to a Black couple in Britain in 2010 with no known white ancestors, medical experts and her parents, who are originally from Nigeria, were astounded. \u201cWait, what the flip?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIs she mine?\u201d jokingly inquired the child\u2019s father, Ben Ihegboro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctors at Queen Mary Hospital in Sidcup stated that Nmachi is not an albino, though subsequent reports stated that this was not ruled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.6chcdn.feednews.com\/assets\/v2\/3d46a5195a3f92948ace999faf65a408?source=nlp&amp;quality=uhq&amp;format=jpeg&amp;resize=720\" alt=\"The Miracle Baby: The mystery story behind how a UK-based Nigerian couple gave birth to a white baby [+Video]\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Baby Nmachi\u2019s parents had two Black children at the time, and they were fascinated as they \u201csat and stared\u201d at their white newborn, according to an interview with The Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe is beautiful, a miracle baby,\u201d Angela Ihegboro said of her daughter, while the father, who had jokingly inquired if the child was truly his, replied, \u201cOf course she is mine.\u201d My wife is loyal to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if she hadn\u2019t been, the baby wouldn\u2019t have been that way!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, there have been reports of different-coloured twins being born to parents of mixed ancestry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben and Angela, on the other hand, do not have such origins that medical experts could have used to explain their situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So three theories were proposed: Nnamchi is the result of a unique gene mutation, and if that is the case, she will pass the gene on to her children if she has any in the future, who will also most likely be white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.6chcdn.feednews.com\/assets\/v2\/101634d345883e9b983cc3aa90b61e38?source=nlp&amp;quality=uhq&amp;format=jpeg&amp;resize=720\" alt=\"The Miracle Baby: The mystery story behind how a UK-based Nigerian couple gave birth to a white baby [+Video]\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The second is that she is the result of long-dormant white genes that entered both of her parents\u2019 families and remained dormant until now. The third condition is albinism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Ian Jackson of the Medical Research Council\u2019s Human Genetics Unit explained that both parents could be carrying a copy of the albino gene, which has not been found in any known family member for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is perhaps one of the most common recessive disorders in Nigeria, and we must remember that it manifests itself in a variety of ways,\u201d Jackson told BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Type 2, we would see creamy skin and yellow or light brown hair, which would darken with age in some cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts believed that Nnamchi\u2019s skin would darken over time. \u201cIn any case, she doesn\u2019t look like an albino child.\u201d Not like the ones I\u2019ve seen in books or Nigeria. \u201cShe just looks like a healthy white baby,\u201d Ben later explained to The Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy mother is a black Nigerian with lighter skin than mine.\u201d \u201cHowever, we do not know about any white ancestors.\u201d We wondered if it was due to a genetic mutation. Even so, what\u2019s up with the long curly blonde hair?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch Video Below For More\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_49187\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K7Rsunl3N3A?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When white baby Nmachi Ihegboro with blonde hair and blue eyes was born to a Black couple in Britain in 2010 with no known white ancestors, medical experts and her parents, who are originally from Nigeria, were astounded. \u201cWait, what the flip?\u201d \u201cIs she mine?\u201d jokingly inquired the child\u2019s father, Ben Ihegboro. 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