Born Twice?

Macie McCartney is a miracle baby - doctors saved her life, and along the way she was born twice.

If there is such term as prenatal repair, i think the case of Macie Hope MacCartney is the perfect example. She was born twice: at 6 months, she was removed from her mother's womb and returned after her tumor was successfully taken off.

At 6 months, close to being a fully developed baby, Doctors found out that she has a large tumor. This was discovered when her mother, Keri MacCartney, had gone for a routine ultrasound just to know the gender of the baby. However, what supposed to be an exciting moment became a frightening experience. The ultrasound revealed a massive tumor on the unborn baby. The tumor extends from her tailbone and was stealing the blood that she needed to live. According to doctors, if this condition is left untreated, it will surely kill the little girl before she will be born.

The team of surgeons, led by Dr. Kass, immediately decided to take the nerve racking operation of removing the baby to her mom's womb, remove the tumor, and return her again after all is done. During the operation, Keri was put into anesthesia, much deeper than usual so that her uterus would relax. Surgeons then exposed the uterus, cut where they would not damage the placenta, pulled most of the baby out and removed the tumor. They then had to ensure Keri's womb would hold amniotic fluid to keep the baby alive.Ten weeks later, May 3, 2008, Macie was born.