At 9.41am on 3rd September 1999, Ronan Ingram was born. His birth, however, was something of a medical first, as he was the first baby to develop outside of his mother'’ womb and survive. Ronan, one of triplets, was an ectopic pregnancy that got stuck in his mother's fallopian tube. Somehow we created his own ‘womb’ and carried on developing. Ronan, his two sisters and mother all survived the pregnancy and delivery at London’s King College Hospital in a unique one-hour operation planned with military precision by a 26 strong team.

The conception, birth and survival of the mother and three children is nothing less than a miracle. The chances of an embryo surviving, let alone developing, is one in 60 million. The mother’s conception was completely natural without the aide of any medical enhancements. Two eggs followed the usual path from the ovary into the uterus where they developed normally. The third egg, however, got stuck in the tube, was fertilised and developed as an embryo, thus resulting in an ectopic pregnancy. When the fallopian tube ruptured, massive internal bleeding would have normally taken place. Instead however, an unusually shaped placenta was formed in the mother'’ abdominal cavity.

Because Ronan was in such a position that he was blocking the natural route out of his mother, neither he nor his sisters could be born naturally. If the mother had gone into spontaneous labour, it is possible that all four could have died due to massive internal bleeding. It is for that reason that it was decided to deliver the baby at 29 weeks gestation instead of allowing them to go to full term.

When dealing with births, the prenatal eclipse is always a good indicator of the circumstances surrounding the pregnancy, as well as what will tend to be significant in the native’s life. Ronan’s prenatal eclipse occurred on 11th August 1999 at 18 degrees Leo. It is posited in his tenth house, thus indicating that he wanted to come into this world with as much flair as possible and command centre stage – and what better way to do this than by having unusual foetal complications that required a team of 26 medical professionals to help assist him in his arrival. In addition, ‘The Sun’ newspaper, typically ruled by Leo, was given exclusive rights to cover the story.

The prenatal eclipse conjunct Venus indicates that Ronan will be predisposed with naturally good looks and will not be short of admirers. Because this placement is in the tenth house, he will likely have many romantic links while he is out and about in the world at large. Venus sextile the Moon in Gemini indicates that when it comes to ladies, he will never be short of a witty, charming comment, thus endearing himself to them even more. Uranus forming a dogleg to this configuration indicates that admirers will come out of nowhere when least expected, at home, at work, and many non-conventional places.

A stellium in the tenth house in the signs of Leo and Virgo show that Ronan will be very much in the spotlight, most probably gaining success through the work that he chooses. Because the tenth house stellium opposes the Uranus / South Node conjunction in the fourth house, Ronan will in all probability be confronted with conflicting scenarios that must be resolved. As much as he would love to curl up in a cosy hearth, circumstances that arise at the most unexpected times will propel him out into the world at large, acquiring the status and responsibility that he has so rightly earned.

` The third house of Ronan’s horoscope will be very important to him. Since he is one of a set of triplets, his two sisters will play an important part in his life, as they will undoubtedly celebrate significant events in unison. Neptune posited in the third house shows that he will be psychically linked to his sisters. Neptune forming a sextile to Pluto shows quite clearly the surgical procedures required to bring them into the world. Jupiter in Taurus forming a quincunx to Pluto and a square to Neptune reveals that their arrival was indeed nothing less than a miracle, if not very expensive!