Archive · 28 Dec 2025
California Woman Gives Birth After Rare Ectopic Pregnancy
A woman named Suze Lopez from California had a very rare type of pregnancy called an ectopic pregnancy.
Normally, a baby grows inside the uterus, but in Suze's case, the baby was growing outside the uterus, in her abdomen, hidden behind a large cyst.
Doctors didn't know she was pregnant until just a few days before she gave birth.
She had been monitoring the cyst for months and didn't feel any typical pregnancy symptoms.
When she went to the hospital with stomach pain and high blood pressure, doctors found the baby growing in her abdomen.
They performed surgery to deliver the baby and remove the cyst.
Both Suze and her baby, Ryu, are now healthy and doing well.
This type of pregnancy is extremely rare, with doctors saying it's far, far less than one in a million.
Suze Lopez, a 41-year-old emergency room nurse from Bakersfield, California, gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Ryu, after doctors discovered she had an ectopic pregnancy.
The pregnancy was developing in her abdomen, hidden behind a large ovarian cyst, making it an extremely rare case.
Lopez learned she was pregnant only a few days before giving birth after taking a routine pregnancy test during a hospital visit.
Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles performed surgery to deliver the baby and remove the cyst, with a team of about 30 doctors involved.
Both Lopez and her baby spent time recovering in the hospital, with the baby spending two weeks in neonatal care, but both are now healthy and thriving.
- Who
- Suze Lopez, a 41-year-old emergency room nurse from Bakersfield, California
- What
- Gave birth to a healthy baby after a rare ectopic pregnancy
- When
- August 18, 2025
- Where
- Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California
- Why
- The pregnancy developed in her abdomen, hidden behind a large ovarian cyst, making it an extremely rare case of an ectopic pregnancy reaching full term
- Patient Name
- Suze Lopez
- Age
- 41
- Occupation
- Emergency room nurse
- Location
- Bakersfield, California
- Baby's Name
- Ryu Lopez
- Birth Date
- August 18, 2025
- Hospital
- Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles
- Rarity of Case
- Far, far less than one in a million