She gave birth to an ectopic pregnancy

The woman risked everything in the world for the sake of the long-awaited birth of the baby. And now she had no doubts that was right.

Before Englishwoman Paola Cote was a choice that does not wish any expectant mother. When doctors discovered that the baby inside the uterus develops outside Paola, they demanded that the woman took one of two decisions. Either terminate the pregnancy, and kill the child or to take the risk.

In this case, Paola risked not only their own lives. With ectopic pregnancy   dramatically increases the risk of birth of children with severe disabilities. This is due to the fact that children have to be removed from the mothers prematurely.

The woman chose the second option. And she happened to be just one of the three British residents whose children survived   ectopic pregnancy   over the past 20 years. The chances of survival of mothers and child in this case is three million (!) To one.

Little Eva was born at 30 weeks of age with a weight of a little more than two hundred pounds. "We were trying to conceive for over a year, and I do not want to think about the termination of pregnancy, - says the happy mother. - We knew the dangers. The doctor repeatedly warned that I most likely bleed to death if my baby hurt in me some organ or artery. But my husband and I decided to go to the end, and to resort to drastic measures only in the event of an imminent threat. "

Ectopic or ectopic pregnancy   It occurs at a frequency 1 60-80 cases. In 99, 99% of the child in this type of pregnancy can not be saved. Typically, the abortion is performed immediately after the diagnosis, as the growing fetus can damage the fallopian tubes or other organs, leading to death of the mother.

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