American girl born twice

American Girl on 3 May was born a second time. Their first "birth" was the sixth month of fetal development, when surgeons removed it from the uterus to remove the tumor, and then returned, reports MSNBC. At 23 weeks' gestation, her parents decided Chad and Keri McCartney (Chad and Keri McCartney) to do with ultrasound to determine the sex of the child. The study showed that the fetus in the coccyx tumor the size of a grapefruit. Despite the benign nature, life-threatening fetal growth, because due to their size, "stole" him a large amount of blood. Obstetrician who led Carey, she sent to the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. After the surgeon Darrell Cass (Darrell Cass) which operated Carey, this type of tumor - is not uncommon, but is generally small and has no effect on the fetus. This significant increase in tumors was observed only in one case, a 40 thousand births. Because of the threat to life, it was decided to operate on the fetus. For complete relaxation of the uterus during a four-hour operation required anesthesia seven times lower than the conventional methods. The uterus is completely removed Carey from the abdominal cavity, it can be opened without damaging the placenta. Away from the cut fruit with the tumor, so that only the head of the uterine cavity. The tumor is then removed, and the unborn child, put samples outside the womb for about 20 minutes back. The operation was successful, and after 10 weeks, a month ahead of schedule, Carey gave birth to a healthy baby, which she and her husband before the birth of Hope named Macy (Macie hope, the hope - in English "Hope"). Made at this point in the world was at least 20 successful operations unborn child.