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Zoe Salter

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Zoe Salter is a pregnant woman whose embryo was mistakenly implanted in Amelia Sawyer.

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What was Zoe Salter's reaction to the embryo mistake? toggle section
Zoe initially planned to terminate the pregnancy because she and her husband had other embryos in frozen storage, but Amelia, who was pregnant with Zoe's embryo, said it was the last embryo she had left from her husband, who had died, so Zoe agreed to continue the pregnancy and switch the babies after they were born.
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How did Zoe Salter discover the embryo mix-up? toggle section
Zoe Salter learned about the embryo mix-up during a prenatal visit when Naomi Bennett informed her that her embryo was mistakenly implanted in Amelia Sawyer.
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What role did Naomi play in Zoe Salter's pregnancy story? toggle section
Naomi accidentally switched Zoe's embryo with another woman's and they became pregnant with each other's embryos.
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Zoe's husband, Martin, left because he didn't understand how she could continue the pregnancy after learning their embryo was switched with another couple's. The baby was also diagnosed with a fetal teratoma. Zoe had surgery, despite the risk to her. Zoe survived the surgery, but Addison was unable to save the baby.
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History[]

Embryo Switch[]

After trying for two years, Zoe was finally pregnant. However, when she came in for a checkup, Naomi had to inform her that a mistake had been made and the fetus she was carrying came from an embryo supplied by Amelia Sawyer while Amelia was pregnant with Zoe and Marty's baby.

Naomi shared the news with Amelia and the Salters separately, but they figured out what had happened as they left. Zoe and Amelia had met each other in the waiting room and bonded over their similar stories. Amelia wanted to continue the pregnancy and have Zoe do the same, saying she'd respect the Salters' wishes. However, Zoe said she and her husband wanted to terminate and start over with the other embryos they had stored. When Amelia heard that, she said if they terminated, she'd have the baby she was carrying and keep it.

Zoe later returned to the practice to talk to Amelia. Amelia told Zoe she wanted the baby she was carrying, but understood she couldn't make Zoe carry him. She believed that maybe it happened because the baby she was carrying, Zoe and Martin's, was her new chance. Naomi said sometimes, you have to let go of one dream so you can move forward with another one. Zoe said she couldn't let Amelia keep the baby, apologized, and left.

Zoe returned to the practice and suggested that she could continue to carry Amelia's baby while Amelia carried hers and they could switch them after they were born. ("Yours, Mine & Ours")

Complication[]

Zoe and Amelia began seeing another OB for their pre-natal care. However, when he found something that might be wrong with the baby Zoe was carrying, he said they needed a surgical consult and recommended Addison. Addison did an ultrasound and diagnosed a fetal teratoma that was taking over the baby's blood supply. Addison recommended surgery, but advised Zoe that she'd have to perforate the uterus, which can sometimes cause problems for future pregnancies. Martin had left her because he didn't understand the bond between Zoe and Amelia and the decision they'd made. Zoe said she couldn't do it, so Addison recommended termination. Zoe decided she wanted to wait and left the fetus die in utero naturally, to get Amelia further along in her pregnancy. She didn't want Zoe to think she'd just given up. Addison wanted her to tell Amelia, but Zoe said that she couldn't.

Amelia went to see Naomi, saying she thought something was wrong with the baby and Addison and Zoe were lying to her about it.

They called Zoe in and Naomi told her about what Amelia had said to her. She reminded her about the decision she'd made. Zoe said that she felt like both babies were both of theirs. If she told Amelia what she was going to do, it would be bad for Amelia's already-high blood pressure. She was already at risk for eclampsia and they could lose both babies. Addison again recommended the surgery. Naomi told her she either needed to let Addison operate or let her end the pregnancy because that was the safest choice if she wanted to get pregnant again. Zoe said she'd do it, but they needed to tell Amelia why the surgery couldn't be done because she couldn't do it.

They called Amelia in and told her about the teratoma. Amelia said she understood. She said she was worried at first that Zoe wouldn't try to make it work. When she heard they wanted to terminate, she told Zoe she wanted to be there for her. Her blood pressure was high, so they gave her oxygen, which helped. After seeing what Amelia was going through for the baby she was carrying, Zoe decided to take the risk and have the surgery.

Addison operated. Zoe was fine afterward, but Addison was unable to save the baby. Amelia said it was okay because the baby she was carrying was still okay and they were a family. When Marty showed up and made up with Zoe, Amelia left. Naomi told her she couldn't leave and keep the baby, but Amelia said he was all she had left.

Martin was enraged about Amelia leaving, but Zoe said she believed that Amelia was a good person and would come back. She explained to Martin her view of it, from the time she'd spent with Amelia while Martin was gone. ("Strange Bedfellows")

Relationships[]

Romantic[]

She is married to Martin Salter. He left briefly after she and Amelia decided to keep carrying each other's babies, but returned after Zoe lost the baby. ("Strange Bedfellows")

Familial[]

Friendships[]

While they were carrying each other's babies, she became close friends with Amelia, particularly after her husband left. When Amelia left with her baby, she believed Amelia would come back. ("Strange Bedfellows")

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