Pregnancy tips 57 Year Old Has "Surprise" Pregnancy

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The 57 year old woman in the article below did undergo fertility treatment, however she and her doctors thought the treatment had failed. She then found out she was pregnant at 30 weeks. This is truly amazing that none of the healthcare professionals considered pregnancy. Read more:

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From the article:

"I was eating whatever I wanted and taking strong painkillers for my bad back.

"I was prescribed antibiotics when I went down with a chest infection and also progesterone, because I was bleeding heavily and the doctor thought it would correct over-production of oestrogen caused by the IVF treatment.

"So of course when I found out I was pregnant my first thought was, 'Is the baby going to be OK?'

"When I asked the doctors what would happen if there was something seriously wrong with her, I was told, 'Well it's too late now. You are 30 weeks pregnant. You'll have to go through the birth and then decide if you want her adopted if she is disabled.'

"That is a very frightening thing to be told and I was particularly worried by the prescription drugs I'd taken during the early months.