A mother has revealed she risked her life and that of her unborn child after a sinister black mass was spotted during her 12-week scan.
Mickayla Jordan-Smyth was initially told she had a partial molar pregnancy which could become cancerous – jeopardising her life and that of her baby.
Yet the care home worker, 30, refused to have a termination.
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A molar pregnancy occurs when the foetus does not form properly in the womb and the baby struggles to develop. A lump of abnormal cells grow in the womb instead of a healthy foetus.
Alongside worrying about the health of her unborn baby, Mickayla was told she could need chemotherapy after giving birth.
Then at 28-weeks pregnant, Mickayla suffered a placental abruption – a life-threatening condition where the placenta starts to separate from the uterus.
However, she discovered that, after spending the whole pregnancy afraid she had cancer, she actually had a rare placental abnormality which can be confused with a molar pregnancy.
