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It would be no surprise that as a birth photographer, you’d be used to being a part of highly emotional moments in people’s lives.
But the birth of little Uma Louise Dougherty-Eledge left one seasoned photographer an absolute mess — and the incredible images and the story behind them have since gone viral around the globe.
Obviously she is past menopause and thus used a donated egg, and it was fertilized in vitro and then implanted in her uterus. But does a post-menopausal woman's body still "know" how to send nutrients via the umbilical cord? And is her body young enough to provide these nutrients? And wouldn't the stress of labor put a woman - which nature has decided is to old to withstand birth - at tremendous risk?
Kind of a dumb headline. Why does it matter that the son is gay? "Son and his husband" explains why the couple can't have children in a more traditional way.
Obviously she is past menopause and thus used a donated egg, and it was fertilized in vitro and then implanted in her uterus. But does a post-menopausal woman's body still "know" how to send nutrients via the umbilical cord? And is her body young enough to provide these nutrients? And wouldn't the stress of labor put a woman - which nature has decided is to old to withstand birth - at tremendous risk?
She had a successful pregnancy and delivered a healthy baby. What do you think?
She had a successful pregnancy and delivered a healthy baby. What do you think?
Yes, in this one publicized case....which proves it CAN be done. What I want to know is how much of an exception was this, and if ordinarily it would NOT work. Is it a 1 in 50 chance of success? How many times has it been tried, and failed?
(No need for the snark.)
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