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Miracle Birth: Baby Grows Outside Womb in California
28 Dec
Summary
- Woman delivered baby successfully via surgery after pregnancy outside womb.
- Pregnancy developed in abdomen, hidden behind a large ovarian cyst.
- Doctors called the full-term abdominal pregnancy case extremely rare.
A remarkable medical event unfolded in California where a woman successfully gave birth to a healthy baby after her pregnancy had developed externally to the uterus. Suze Lopez, an emergency room nurse, delivered her son, Ryu, through surgery in August. Doctors confirmed the pregnancy had taken root in her abdomen, hidden from detection by a significant ovarian cyst.
The case is exceptionally rare, with medical professionals at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles noting that full-term pregnancies outside the uterus are exceedingly uncommon. Lopez, who had been monitored for a large ovarian cyst, was unaware she was pregnant until just days before delivery. She later experienced abdominal pain and high blood pressure, prompting a hospital visit where the unusual location of the fetus was discovered.
Baby Ryu was born on August 18, and a surgical team also removed the 22-pound cyst during the procedure. Although Lopez lost a substantial amount of blood and Ryu required two weeks in neonatal care, both mother and son have since recovered fully. The family expressed immense gratitude, calling the birth a "very special and surprising Christmas gift."
