A mum has given birth to a "miracle" baby after doctors discovered she was pregnant with a healthy son DURING surgery to remove the embryo. Siobhan Webb, 28, was rushed to hospital at five weeks pregnant with severe cramping and was heartbroken when doctors said she was suffering an ectopic pregnancy.
An ectopic pregnancy is where the fertilised egg implants outside of the uterus, and it is nearly always fatal for the baby, and usually the mother too if left untreated. She elected to terminate the pregnancy with surgery, and said doctors warned they'd likely have to remove at least one of her fallopian tubes, reducing her future pregnancy chances. But during surgery, doctors discovered there was no ectopic pregnancy - and halted the operation.
Further tests revealed she was in fact carrying a healthy embryo in her womb, and seven months on Siobhan and partner Lee Wellington, 29, welcomed son Freddie. The pair from Callington, Cornwall, said he's a true miracle, after surviving surgery, and pre-op medication which could have caused a miscarriage.
