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| Oldham teenager in coma wakes up with 'surprise' baby | Oldham teenager in coma wakes up with 'surprise' baby |
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| A teenager who went into a coma after going to bed with a headache woke up four days later to discover she had given birth to a surprise baby girl. | A teenager who went into a coma after going to bed with a headache woke up four days later to discover she had given birth to a surprise baby girl. |
| Ebony Stevenson, 18, from Oldham, had no idea she was pregnant when she went to bed feeling unwell. | Ebony Stevenson, 18, from Oldham, had no idea she was pregnant when she went to bed feeling unwell. |
| She was taken to hospital after suffering a series of seizures where medics discovered she was expecting. | She was taken to hospital after suffering a series of seizures where medics discovered she was expecting. |
| Her unborn baby had been hidden in one of two wombs, in a rare condition called uterus didelphys. | Her unborn baby had been hidden in one of two wombs, in a rare condition called uterus didelphys. |
| One of the wombs was continuing to menstruate while the other was growing her baby. | One of the wombs was continuing to menstruate while the other was growing her baby. |
| That womb was positioned towards her back so the pregnancy went unnoticed. | That womb was positioned towards her back so the pregnancy went unnoticed. |
| The sports physiotherapy student awoke on 6 December having had a 7lbs 10oz baby girl. | The sports physiotherapy student awoke on 6 December having had a 7lbs 10oz baby girl. |
| She had not developed a bump, experienced morning sickness and had not missed a period. | She had not developed a bump, experienced morning sickness and had not missed a period. |
| 'Absolute miracle' | 'Absolute miracle' |
| The first time mum, who named her daughter Elodie, said the whole experience was "overwhelming to say the least". | The first time mum, who named her daughter Elodie, said the whole experience was "overwhelming to say the least". |
| "Meeting my baby was so surreal. It felt like an out-of-body experience," she said. | "Meeting my baby was so surreal. It felt like an out-of-body experience," she said. |
| "I worried I wouldn't bond with my daughter because I had no time to get my head around her arrival, but I think she's amazing. | "I worried I wouldn't bond with my daughter because I had no time to get my head around her arrival, but I think she's amazing. |
| "It's an absolute miracle. I wouldn't change Elodie for the world." | "It's an absolute miracle. I wouldn't change Elodie for the world." |
| Doctors discovered Ms Stevenson's seizures were caused by preeclampsia and then told her mother she was pregnant and that the baby needed to be delivered. | Doctors discovered Ms Stevenson's seizures were caused by preeclampsia and then told her mother she was pregnant and that the baby needed to be delivered. |
| She underwent an emergency caesarean and gave birth to Elodie just over three hours after her first seizure. | |
| Ms Stevenson's mother, Sheree, 39, said she called 999 after her daughter started being sick and having seizures on the bathroom floor. | Ms Stevenson's mother, Sheree, 39, said she called 999 after her daughter started being sick and having seizures on the bathroom floor. |
| Bump 'suddenly visible' | Bump 'suddenly visible' |
| Her mother said: "Despite me insisting she couldn't be pregnant, the paramedics were certain she was, and to my shock a bump had appeared at her stomach." | Her mother said: "Despite me insisting she couldn't be pregnant, the paramedics were certain she was, and to my shock a bump had appeared at her stomach." |
| "They think the ferocity of the seizures could have caused the baby to move, making it suddenly visible." | "They think the ferocity of the seizures could have caused the baby to move, making it suddenly visible." |
| Ms Stevenson said Elodie was put straight on her chest when she awoke. | Ms Stevenson said Elodie was put straight on her chest when she awoke. |
| "It sounds awful now, but I asked them to take her away as I was so confused and sure they'd made a mistake," she said. | "It sounds awful now, but I asked them to take her away as I was so confused and sure they'd made a mistake," she said. |
| "But my mum explained it all to me while the nurses were there and they gave my little girl back to me to hold properly for the first time. | "But my mum explained it all to me while the nurses were there and they gave my little girl back to me to hold properly for the first time. |
| "Although I was so confused - and pretty scared - it was a beautiful moment and she was so quiet." | "Although I was so confused - and pretty scared - it was a beautiful moment and she was so quiet." |
| Due to the weight of the baby, doctors believe Ms Stevenson actually carried Elodie to full-term. | Due to the weight of the baby, doctors believe Ms Stevenson actually carried Elodie to full-term. |
| Ms Stevenson plans to go back to her studies at Hopwood College, Middleton, in February. | Ms Stevenson plans to go back to her studies at Hopwood College, Middleton, in February. |