Doctors are calling her a ‘miracle baby’ - the little girl who was delivered alive and well after growing in her mother’s ovary instead of the womb. An ovarian pregnancy is one of the rarest variations of ectopic - or out of the womb - pregnancies, which can have life-threatening consequences for the mother. Durga was born at 38 weeks, just two weeks earlier than full term, weighing 6lbs 3 oz (2. Dr Miller explained that Mrs Thangarajah’s egg did not travel down the fallopian tube and into the uterus in the normal way, remaining instead in the ovary for the full term. Added to the chances of the rare pregnancy remaining undiscovered was the failure of the ultrasound monitor to show anything unusual, despite the mother-to-be’s regular check-ups. read more

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