return to the List of Recurring Themes Pregnancy seems to be a recurring theme in the series.
Pregnancies mentioned
Before Crash of Flight 815
- Danielle Rousseau
- Gave birth to Alexandra Rousseau 16 years prior to the crash of Flight 815.
- Baby taken, presumably by the Others.
- Susan Lloyd
- Ana-Lucia Cortez
- Unborn baby died when Ana was shot by Jason Elder.
- In All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues the girl who dies in the operating theatre is pregnant.
- The girl died because Jack's father was drunk at the time.
After Crash of Flight 815
- Claire Littleton
- Was possibly on a birth control pill, as thought by father Thomas.
- Was abducted, and given an injection by Ethan Rom.
- Gave birth to Aaron 41 days after the crash in Do No Harm.
- Sun Kwon
- Dr. Je-Guy Kim lied to Sun and Jin about which of them was infertile.
- Used a pregnancy test from Sawyer.
Theories
- This is a part of the Dharma research.
- The healing power of the Island which allowed Locke to walk again is somehow connected to the unlikely pregnancies.
Unanswered
- Who brought a pregnancy test onto the plane? Was it really something they couldn't have (1) tested before they went on their trip, or (2) waited until they reached their destination?
- Was the Widmore Labs pregnancy test even on the plane or did Sawyer get it from the medical supply in the Hatch?
- Was Jin and Sun's baby conceived on the Island, or before they got onto the plane?
- Why haven't The Others stalked Pregnant Sun the way they did Pregnant Claire?
Misc.
- When asked, Kate told Sun that she had taken a pregnancy test in the past, although the results are currently unknown.