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| Baby "born twice" after rare ovarian cancer surgery | Baby "born twice" after rare ovarian cancer surgery |
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| Lucy and Adam's son was "born again" in January | Lucy and Adam's son was "born again" in January |
| A baby boy has been "born twice" after surgeons lifted his mother's womb out of her abdomen during a life-saving operation. | A baby boy has been "born twice" after surgeons lifted his mother's womb out of her abdomen during a life-saving operation. |
| Lucy, 32, a special needs teacher who lives near Sonning Common in Oxfordshire, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 12 weeks pregnant. | Lucy, 32, a special needs teacher who lives near Sonning Common in Oxfordshire, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 12 weeks pregnant. |
| At 20 weeks, a team of 15 doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford carried out a five-hour operation to remove the cancerous cells on both ovaries behind the womb. | At 20 weeks, a team of 15 doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford carried out a five-hour operation to remove the cancerous cells on both ovaries behind the womb. |
| Her son was then returned to Lucy and was "born again" at the end of January weighing 6lb 5oz. | Her son was then returned to Lucy and was "born again" at the end of January weighing 6lb 5oz. |
| Ovarian cancer affects 7,000 women every year in the UK and more than 4,000 women a year die from it, according to Cancer Research. | Ovarian cancer affects 7,000 women every year in the UK and more than 4,000 women a year die from it, according to Cancer Research. |
| Doctors feared if they waited until the baby was born to treat Lucy's tumour, the cancer would likely spread and pose a risk to her life. | Doctors feared if they waited until the baby was born to treat Lucy's tumour, the cancer would likely spread and pose a risk to her life. |
| But her pregnancy was too far advanced to allow surgeons to perform standard keyhole surgery. | But her pregnancy was too far advanced to allow surgeons to perform standard keyhole surgery. |
| The procedure, with risks to both mother and child, has only been carried out a handful of times across the world. | The procedure, with risks to both mother and child, has only been carried out a handful of times across the world. |
| Lucy said she had faith in the medical team | Lucy said she had faith in the medical team |
| Lucy said she took a pregnancy test early in the summer of 2024 and there was "lots of excitement" when it came back positive. | Lucy said she took a pregnancy test early in the summer of 2024 and there was "lots of excitement" when it came back positive. |
| She recalled going for the routine 12-week scan at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. | She recalled going for the routine 12-week scan at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. |
| "The sonographer talked us through the baby, who was looking really healthy and then she just went really quiet. | "The sonographer talked us through the baby, who was looking really healthy and then she just went really quiet. |
| "Just for a few minutes Adam and I were just looking at each other thinking 'oh gosh something's obviously a little bit off and she's not happy'. | "Just for a few minutes Adam and I were just looking at each other thinking 'oh gosh something's obviously a little bit off and she's not happy'. |
| "Then she said, there is something on here Lucy, it's on your ovary and I think you need to see a specialist." | "Then she said, there is something on here Lucy, it's on your ovary and I think you need to see a specialist." |
| A team headed by Mr Hooman Soleymani Majd, an OUH consultant, proposed the radical operation | A team headed by Mr Hooman Soleymani Majd, an OUH consultant, proposed the radical operation |
| The five hour operation involved lifting Lucy's womb - still containing her unborn child - out of her abdomen. | The five hour operation involved lifting Lucy's womb - still containing her unborn child - out of her abdomen. |
| It allowed doctors to examine and remove the cancerous cells on both ovaries behind the womb. | It allowed doctors to examine and remove the cancerous cells on both ovaries behind the womb. |
| The womb remained connected to the uterine artery to maintain a supply of blood and oxygen to the baby. It also stayed attached to the left fallopian tube and cervix. | The womb remained connected to the uterine artery to maintain a supply of blood and oxygen to the baby. It also stayed attached to the left fallopian tube and cervix. |
| Two members of the team held Lucy's womb in their hands during the entire procedure. | Two members of the team held Lucy's womb in their hands during the entire procedure. |
| It was wrapped in a warm, sterile saline pack to mimic being inside the body and to keep it at the right temperature. | It was wrapped in a warm, sterile saline pack to mimic being inside the body and to keep it at the right temperature. |
| Mr Hooman Soleymani Majd described it as a "complex and challenging" procedure. | Mr Hooman Soleymani Majd described it as a "complex and challenging" procedure. |
| "The dedication and expertise of our multidisciplinary team ensured a positive outcome for both Lucy and her baby." | "The dedication and expertise of our multidisciplinary team ensured a positive outcome for both Lucy and her baby." |
| Lucy said she felt in "very safe hands" during her time in hospital. | Lucy said she felt in "very safe hands" during her time in hospital. |
| "Every doctor, nurse we spoke to was lovely, supportive, knowledgeable gave us the reassurance that we needed. | "Every doctor, nurse we spoke to was lovely, supportive, knowledgeable gave us the reassurance that we needed. |
| "I didn't for one second doubt that we weren't going to be very well looked after," she added. | "I didn't for one second doubt that we weren't going to be very well looked after," she added. |
| Lucy had no showed symptoms before the ovarian cancer was discovered and said she felt "incredibly lucky" to have been diagnosed and treated. | Lucy had no showed symptoms before the ovarian cancer was discovered and said she felt "incredibly lucky" to have been diagnosed and treated. |
| She said now that her son was here "safe and sound", she would have her completion surgery next month. | She said now that her son was here "safe and sound", she would have her completion surgery next month. |
| "For me, that's the main thing that her is here, he is healthy," she continued. | |
| "Ever since that 12-week scan, there was so much in my pregnancy that we felt, 'If we get to meet our baby...' rather than, 'When we get to meet our baby...'." | |
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