Miracle Baby Born After Being Carried Outside Uterus

Its NOT that rare, but it is VERY dangerous.
5 years ago my tubal failed and 32 weeks later - our little boy was delivered via C-sec. because he was outside the uterus. We both are lucky to be alive. (My OB. said he's only seen that 1 other time, and both mom and baby died in delivery)

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My cousin was born was outside the womb around 40 yrs ago. I don't remember anything being said about the pregnancy being risky to either one of them. The only problem he has (that I know of) is he can't have any immunizations. The shots have a bigger chance of killing him than actually getting the diseases.

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Lee Silver, in Remaking Eden (1997) has already predicted the possibility of men carrying babies to term. See also
Sander (2010) Created In Our Own Images.com (IPBooks.net)

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Just sounds like pro lifers only care about the babies that are in the womb, then once they are born it does not matter what happens to them. And as for my kids I would save there lives over mine since they have life , but if an unborn baby that they never met except through sonograms could kill me and they would become foster children because my husband drives truck and would not be home to give them the life they need alone, the baby would be terminated unless they gave me only a very slim and low chance of it killing me. In other words, it could kill you but it is a very rare chance it would. Where she got a very high chance of it killing her.

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Yes, a fetus growing outside the uterus and surviving is UNCOMMON, but not "unheard of" or that rare. It DOES pose a dangerous/grave risk to both mother & baby. I was medically involved in a delivery by c/section of a 30-wk baby where he grew outside the uterus AND survived. The mother also survived, but not w/o significant blood loss due to uncontrolled bleeding following delivery of the baby. These babies can be delivered successfully by C/Sect., but not w/o having blood available in the operating room to resuscitate the mother, secondary to massive blood loss. The baby also has to be at least 24 wks gestation at time of delivery to even have a chance of survival.

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wow all you people are pathetic and sickening who want to be so judgemental on her reasons for what she did, where the father is whatever it maybe its none of your concern. who are you??? have you ever done something that someone else has ever passed judgement on you???? think about it and your answer may just bite you in ur ass as well. and for her decision she was given 2 gifts her sons life and hers.

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This is what is called a moral dilemma. Fortunately, most of us will not have to make such a drastic choice in our lives, but all of the comments have reminded me of the very last episode of the TV show MASH. At lot of you won't remember the show, but it was 70s show about medical personnel in a war zone in Korea during the 50s. In the last episode, the MASH unit is evacuating along with Korean civilians because the North Korean army has breached the front lines and they are in great danger. They are on a stopped bus, sitting in pitch darkness, completely quiet as they know the enemy is all around them. One of the Korean women is holding her baby on her lap and it begins to cry. She does everything she can to muffle the sound, but it is still audible--and she smothers her baby to silence it. No doubt this woman would have died herself to save her baby--but when faced with causing the death of a whole busload of people, she sacrificed her child. As mothers we all want to think we would do what is best for our child , but none of us knows what we would do unless we are in the situation. I doubt this woman (the one in the article) was faced with the real possibility of dying. I would be willing to bet that had it come down to "you WILL die before morning if you continue this pregnancy" she would have chosen her life and the well-being of her living 7 year old. At least I hope so...

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that baby is so cute good job to the mom .

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I am a nurse and this same thing happened to a patient about 35 years ago except we didn't find out until labor. I will never forget it! The baby and mother were fine then too but there are a lot of complications that can happen that I will not get into here.

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being fat can be good.. if she wasn't her stomach would never have stretched to carry the baby

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Thank God both Mom and baby are alive and well.This baby was meant to be here,so lets all be glad he is.

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Maybe women without a uterus for one reason or another could one day carry a child.

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I'm guessing Ms. Soto covered all medical expenses related to this unusual pregnancy???

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I don't agree with any of your comments. I had a tubal pregnancy which burst at 5 weeks. No, a viable baby cannot survive in a tiny fallopian tube.

Keep your PRO BIRTH stances. As I left for the hospital, the last thing I heard was my 3 year old daughter crying, "Mommy, mommy please don't DIE." My daughter is now 32 years old and still remember this. Just imagine how she would have felt if her Mommy did die and she had a "cute little baby sister or brother." I can tell you what she, and other children, would say to that sibling. "You KILLED Mommy." You want YOUR already born children to live with this, be my guest. I care more about my ALREADY BORN kids.

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Rose,
Right Wingers dont abort, they dont believe in murder

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