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Now heres one for those that wish they had at least one womb/uterus now a woman has two and gives twin births! Richard
Michigan woman with 2 wombs gives birth to healthy twin girls _ one from each uterus
02-28-2009 3:31 PM
MARQUETTE, Mich. (Associated Press) -- A Michigan woman with two wombs has given birth to twin daughters _ one from each uterus.
The Mining Journal and WLUC-TV report that Sarah Reinfelder's two healthy babies were delivered seven weeks premature Thursday by cesarean section at Marquette General Hospital in the Upper Peninsula.
The 21-year-old Sault Ste. Marie woman has a condition known as uterus didelphys, and doctors say such twin births are rare. The uteri are different sizes, with the larger twin born from the larger uterus.
Dr. Connie Hedmark and Dr. Breanna Pond first delivered Kaylin Joy, then Valerie Marie, the larger twin by one pound. Kaylin Joy weighed 3 pounds, 15 ounces.
Neonatologist Julie Frei says she expects that the twins, who don't have fully developed lung function, likely will be hospitalized for three or four weeks.
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