The birth follows a traumatic failed pregnancy in December 2001 when Sophie was airlifted to hospital after suffering a potentially life-threatening ectopic pregnancy.

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If the ectopic pregnancy is causing heavy bleeding or the fallopian tube has ruptured, you might need emergency surgery through an abdominal incision (laparotomy).

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If the ectopic pregnancy is detected early, an injection of the drug methotrexate is sometimes used to stop cell growth and dissolve existing cells.

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Mr Coburn, who was also operating on the woman to treat an ectopic pregnancy, denies any wrongdoing and has the support of a Medicaid official.

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Jacqui Clinton, of the baby charity Tommy's, said women who lost a child due to an ectopic pregnancy often struggled to cope without seeking help.

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Neither did it refer to research linking induced abortion to breast cancer later in life, or to other associated dangers such as chlamydia, ectopic pregnancy and infertility.

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In other cases, ectopic pregnancy is treated with laparoscopic surgery.

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The judge found the main blame for Kalisha's death lay with the doctor, after he failed to diagnose the pregnancy as ectopic, where the foetus develops outside the womb.

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