Born twice? It sounds impossible, but that's exactly the story of miracle baby Rafferty Isaac in the U.K. At just 20 weeks, he was temporarily removed while in the womb so doctors could perform life-saving surgery on his mother, who had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. After the complex five-hour procedure, Rafferty was placed back into the womb to finish growing and was "born again" at full term in January.
Rafferty's mother, 32-year-old Lucy Isaac, was just 12 weeks pregnant when she received the devastating diagnosis of ovarian cancer. The cancerous cells needed to be removed urgently, as delaying treatment until after childbirth would allow the disease to spread, threatening the life. But by then, Lucy had already entered her second trimester, so doctors ruled out the possibility of performing standard keyhole surgery.
