Article 72DXN California woman delivers healthy baby after ‘essentially unheard of’ ectopic pregnancy

California woman delivers healthy baby after ‘essentially unheard of’ ectopic pregnancy

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Gloria Oladipo
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Suze Lopez found out she was pregnant only days before giving birth, due to fetus hiding behind 22lb ovarian cyst

A California family is celebrating their first holiday following the delivery of their latest child, a baby that had been growing outside of the mother's womb.

Suze Lopez, a 41-year-old emergency room nurse in Bakersfield, California, delivered baby Ryu via surgery in August, so the newborn is celebrating his first Christmas. He had been an ectopic pregnancy - when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the uterus - and was hidden behind a large ovarian cyst.

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