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The term "miracle baby" doesn't even begin to describe the birth of Nicky Soto's baby boy, Azlen Cruz Perfecto.
At 18 weeks into her pregnancy, doctors discovered the Phoenix woman's fetus was growing outside her uterus, in the lining of her abdominal muscles, "Today" reports. They warned her the pregnancy could kill her.
But Soto, 27, already a mom to a 7-year-old son, decided to keep the baby.
"There was the fact that this was maybe my only chance to carry another child," she tells "Today." "If this didn't go right and we had to remove the uterus, I wouldn't be able to carry again. I was hoping for the best."
The news show reports the pregnancy was so rare, doctors aren't even sure if a baby has ever been delivered following a case like this.
"Our biggest concern was what it would be attached to and where the blood supply came from," Dr. Curtis Cook, Soto's surgeon, tells "Today."
Dr. William Clewell, who was also involved in the case, tells the Phoenix CBS affiliate no one at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital had ever seen anything like this.
"And in checking the literature, we weren't able to turn up any cases comparable," he tells the station.
According to the news show, the C-section birth at 32 weeks went off as planned May 23, and although Azlen was born eight weeks early, the boy is doing great.
"I'm so thankful for all their hard work," Soto tells "Today." "They didn't give up on my son. They followed my wishes to continue the pregnancy even though it was risky. It was something we all had to go through together."
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5-27-2011 @ 4:11PM
salfa1154 said...what a blessing God gave these parents. amazing. Miricles can happen when you believe and have faith
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5-27-2011 @ 4:36PM
sally said...Unfortunately, terrible things also happen when you believe and have faith--tragic things happen to people all the time who put their faith in God. And then they say, "Well it was God's will." This was a case where good doctors helped this woman have this baby, (which God apparently allowed to implant outside her uterus) which was her choice. Thankfully, had she been in imminent danger of death, she could have lawfully terminated the pregnancy, and lived to be a mother to her 7 year old. And to me, THAT would have been God's will.
5-27-2011 @ 4:22PM
Elisa said...Even the Bible, which is AGAINST abortion, says that you don't risk the life of the mother for an unborn child!!
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5-27-2011 @ 6:23PM
Janice said...Tell me the biblical verse?
5-27-2011 @ 4:23PM
kathy said...I don't think she is selfish at all. I didnt know its a perfect world out there some women love children and they will go to the end to have one or more who puts a number on children? so she had one already she wanted another one .the way I see it the baby was in gods hands and he gave the baby life who are we to judge amen.... kathy
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5-27-2011 @ 4:28PM
Maria said...Those who call her choice selfish should pause. What would the 7 year old child think if his mom had murdered his sibling because it was a risky pregnancy? That is what they are saying a mom should do, murder her own child because it might kill her. She was courageous and wiser than those who would advise her to put her own life ahead of her child.
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5-27-2011 @ 4:52PM
Sally said...Her 7 year old would not think his mother murdered his sibling unless people like you put it into his head.
"She was courageous and wiser than those who would advise her to put her own life ahead of her child." And she apparently put the life of the unborn child ahead of her living son as well...
5-27-2011 @ 4:59PM
John said...Did she get to keep her uterus? I've heard pregnancies can occur outside the uterus before but I've never read an actual story of it happening.
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5-27-2011 @ 4:43PM
Alouisis said...Abdominal Ectopic pregnancies concluding in a live birth, while rare, are not unheard of. It was documented in the popular news in 2005 in the UK and again in 2008 in China. Doesn't the TODAY show check facts?
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5-27-2011 @ 4:54PM
Brandy Stasa said...This woman decided to continue on with her pregnancy despite the fact that it could very possibly kill her. She already had a 7 year old, but wanted another baby. Some people are calling her "selfish" for risking her life because she wanted another baby and possible putting her 7 year old motherless if she ended up dying. "SELFISH!?!?" Are you kidding me? She is the FARTHEST thing from selfish! If she was selfish she would have murdered HER BABY and had an abortion so SHE would live. But instead she put herself aside and went on to give her little miracle baby the gift of LIFE. LIFE!!!! What a strong and courageous woman! ♥
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5-27-2011 @ 4:56PM
Tania said...Sarah I sure hope that you are not a mother! So if one of my children are about to be hit by a car, I should not try to save them in fear that I would leave my others without a mother. Mothers throughout time have been willing to sacrifice themselves for their children born or unborn, no matter what the odds and I believe this is the character of a true loving mother. I would never want my children to think that I value my life over theirs. I also believe that a child would know that had that been them in the womb their mother would have loved them enough to do the same for them. Instead of thinking, what if that would have been me would my mom have aborted me too??? My children know that I would do anything in my power to keep them safe even at the risk of myself!
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5-27-2011 @ 5:30PM
tamarya said...You are comparing apples to oranges in your post. You are referring to save your living child who has life, has hopes and dreams and able to understand you saved his life if you were to die. Your other children also know this child you would be referring to saving. So big difference from this article to your post. What this woman did would be like someone chancing leaving their children motherless to save a strangers life. It is just a sad world when unborn children get put before living children and the pro lifers seem to care more of the unborn over the 7 year old possibly losing his mother too.
5-27-2011 @ 6:22PM
Tania said...Apples to oranges, huh? That is odd, I have always considered everyone of my children a part of me and they could never be strangers. I sorry to hear that you feel your children are strangers. So even as an infant when your child doesn't possess any of these qualities that you speak of, like speaking, understanding, no hopes or dreams YET, they are still strangers at this point? For the sake of children please don't have any. Its sad that you would say that we care about unborn children more than the living ones but what you can't seem to understand, is they are both equally important in our eyes. So please get that idea or justification out of your head and come up with a better argument, because that one does not hold water. And by the way, if I did receive this type of news from my doctor both my husband and I would sit down and explain to our other children that mommy is going to do whatever it takes to save the life of their brother or sister and if it was them in my tummy they would have wanted me to do the same for them. I have an older child and she believes every life has value and deserves a chance.
5-27-2011 @ 5:07PM
bill mc grath said...Terrific..unwed mother on the dole..taxpayers picked up the tab..how heart rendering!
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5-27-2011 @ 6:23PM
Janice said...Get out of here you man who has never been pregnant and carried a child to know that kind of attachment. And I'm sure you know her personally to say that she was unwed. So unless you have proof; don't come here and ruin this story.
5-27-2011 @ 5:11PM
sally said...No where in the article does it say anything about this woman's personal belief system, her stance on abortion, her faith in God--that is all being projected into this by commenters to the site. SHE says she wanted another child and she might not get another chance--that's all we know. Personally, in her position, I would have had to weigh my options, but if the doctors told me there was a good chance I'd die, I would have decided against having the baby. I would never have left my 3 year old without his mommy.
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5-27-2011 @ 5:24PM
Misslaceya said...I agree
5-27-2011 @ 6:04PM
Tania said...And she didn't either, and took it took a better person like her to make the right decision. And where does it mention that this women is single???
5-27-2011 @ 5:15PM
Barbara said...Talk about life imitating art (or is it art imitating life) either way, this same situation was just on a segment of "Grays Anatomy" and that baby lived, too.
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5-27-2011 @ 5:16PM
Lacey said...I'm in agreement with you, Sara
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