Overview

• Queensland Health has officially confirmed that Charlotte Summers’s pregnancy remained undetected until full term.
• Summers delivered a healthy son just 17 hours after her first positive test and both mother and baby are in good health.
• Summers’s TikTok video recounting her experience has drawn millions of views and widespread public interest.
• Cryptic pregnancies affect about one in 2,500 women and are often masked by factors like front-lying placentas, continued bleeding and contraceptive use.
• The case is prompting renewed calls for routine pregnancy testing and increased awareness of atypical prenatal presentations among healthcare providers.