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Mom With Two Wombs Has Twins
Only Three Other Similar Cases Reported
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Updated: 10:43 am CST March 3, 2009
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Marquette, Mich. -- A Michigan woman with two wombs gave birth to twin daughters last week, one from each womb.
Video: Two-Wombed Mom Has Twins
Sarah Reinfelder had the unusual condition and very rare dual pregnancy, Marquette television station WLUC reported.
The station said that Valerie Marie and Kaylin Joy were each born by Caesarian section, weighing around 4 pounds. Because they were premature, they will be given steroids to help their lungs develop. Doctors said they will probably spend a few weeks in intensive care, but should be fine after that.
There have only been three other reported cases of women with two wombs and a pregnancy in each at the same time, the station said.
"Most people are born with one uterus, and Sarah was born with two, and that's a very unusual situation in the first place, and so the chances of getting pregnant and then having a pregnancy in each uterus becomes exceedingly rare," gynecologist Dr. Breanna Pond said.
Reinfelder and her husband, Shane, have a 10-month old son, and found out about her unusual anatomy after a miscarriage a few years ago.
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Mom With Two Wombs Has Twins
Only Three Other Similar Cases Reported
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Updated: 10:43 am CST March 3, 2009
CNN Image
Marquette, Mich. -- A Michigan woman with two wombs gave birth to twin daughters last week, one from each womb.
Video: Two-Wombed Mom Has Twins
Sarah Reinfelder had the unusual condition and very rare dual pregnancy, Marquette television station WLUC reported.
The station said that Valerie Marie and Kaylin Joy were each born by Caesarian section, weighing around 4 pounds. Because they were premature, they will be given steroids to help their lungs develop. Doctors said they will probably spend a few weeks in intensive care, but should be fine after that.
There have only been three other reported cases of women with two wombs and a pregnancy in each at the same time, the station said.
"Most people are born with one uterus, and Sarah was born with two, and that's a very unusual situation in the first place, and so the chances of getting pregnant and then having a pregnancy in each uterus becomes exceedingly rare," gynecologist Dr. Breanna Pond said.
Reinfelder and her husband, Shane, have a 10-month old son, and found out about her unusual anatomy after a miscarriage a few years ago.
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting.