August, 2000

London (CNSNews.com) - A British woman with kidney failure was kept alive throughout her  pregnancy by her unborn baby whose kidneys worked for both of them. A London newspaper reports  Friday that 42-year-old Carol Davies became pregnant last year after trying unsuccessfully for 15  years. She's suffered kidney failure since 1978. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, baby Owen's kidneys began working to clean his blood and help his mother, who is on dialysis. "I was terrified that the toxins in my body would be too much for him and I would lose him as I did my first child four years ago," she was quoted as saying. "But the doctors monitored my dialysis and, despite being premature, Owen is perfect. We are so lucky."