WOMAN WITH TWO WOMBS GIVES BIRTH TO TWINS SEPARATELY

WOMAN WITH TWO WOMBS GIVES BIRTH TO TWINS SEPARATELY

A 32-year-old Kelsey Hatcher, diagnosed with two wombs at age 17, recently gave birth to two daughters within 20 hours at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital.

Ms. Hatcher, who initially expected a Christmas due date, expressed her gratitude for the “incredible” medical team, sharing the news of her “miracle babies” on social media.

She said; “I gasped… We just could not believe it,”

Having a double uterus is a rare condition, affecting only 0.3% of women, and the likelihood of a dicavitary pregnancy (pregnancy in both uteri) is deemed “one in a million” by UAB.

Documenting her unique journey on Instagram, Ms. Hatcher, along with her husband Caleb, highlighted the surprise of discovering the second baby during a routine ultrasound.

The twins, described as fraternal with rare separate birthdays, enjoyed individual wombs, providing “extra space to grow and develop,” according to Prof Richard Davis, who co-managed the delivery.

Ms. Hatcher’s induced labor at 39 weeks required double the monitoring and staffing. The first baby was delivered vaginally, followed by a C-section for the second more than 10 hours later.

Prof Davis humorously described the situation, saying, “They just had different apartments.”

Now back home, the Hatcher family is looking forward to celebrating the holidays with their unexpected but double joy.