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Grandmother carries grandchild for daughter via IVF surrogate
In Chicago, Emily and Mike Jordan faced cancer and pregnancy setbacks. Emily became pregnant after a radical hysterectomy was planned, and her mother Cindy Reutzel offered to carry the baby using her uterus. After hormonal prep and embryo transfer, Elle Cynthia Jordan was born, with Reutzel delivering and recovering well.
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Chicago
Emily
Mike Jordan
Mike
Cindy Reutzel
Reutzel
Louise Brown
Great Britain
Helen Kim
University of Chicago
Brazil
Kim
Medical Foundation
Elle Cynthia Jordan
Naperville
Ill
Emily Jordan