Margaret Boemer was told her baby had a tumour at 16-week
ultrasound
Doctors said 1lb and 3oz foetus's only hope was a
life-saving operation
Surgeons removed her from the womb for 20 minutes then put
her back
Lynlee Hope was born 12 weeks later after full term,
weighing 5lb and 5oz
Lynlee Boemer with her mother Margaret after overcoming incredible odds to be born
Lynlee was actually born twice after doctors were forced to remove her from the whom when she was just 16 weeks old
Doctors discovered a tumour in the tailbone of Margaret Boemer’s unborn
baby when the mother-to-be went for a routine ultrasound just 16 weeks
into her
During the surgery, Lynlee’s heart slowed down to a standstill but she
was kept alive by a specialist while the doctors removed the bulk of the
growth
The Boemler family (pictured) with their newest addition, Lynlee Hope, after being born for the second time
