Woman miraculously delivers baby boy while in a coma

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Woman miraculously delivers baby boy while in a coma
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Yesterday was a bittersweet day for the family of Melissa Carleton.

Months ago, doctors discovered a tumor in the pregnant 39-year-old's brain. The tumor sparked a seizure, leaving her in a coma. Carleton's husband, Brian Lande, said she can only barely move her hands and open her eyes. But yesterday, doctors at the University of California, San Francisco hospital miraculously delivered Carleton's healthy baby boy via c-section.

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Jordan Valinsky is the lead writer for Speed Reads. Before joining The Week, he wrote for New York Observer's tech blog, Betabeat, and tracked the intersection between popular culture and the internet for The Daily Dot. He graduated with a degree in online journalism from Ohio University.