This kind of pregnancy is 'exceptionally rare' according to the National Centre for Biotechnology Information. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilised egg, instead of getting implanted in the uterine cavity, gets stuck somewhere else. Only 14 cases of ectopic pregnancies in the liver had been reported in the world between 1964 and 1999.

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Dr Narvey added, "We see these sometimes in the abdomen but never in the liver. This is a first for me." The woman's life was saved by the surgeons by surgically removing the foetus but unfortunately, the foetus couldn't be saved.

According to the Daily Mail, He also explained how a normal pregnancy occurs and said that the typical ectopic pregnancy occurs in the fallopian tubes. He added, "It's possible, though, that if the egg and sperm unite and then travel the other way (in the fallopian tube), out the way of the ovary, they can implant in the peritoneum (tissue lining the abdomen)." But, for the Canadian woman, the egg and sperm "wound up travelling up to the liver where they implanted there."

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