A hospital in Alabama has recorded another delivery of a set of twins that were born from woman with a double uterus, which doctors call a “one in a million” pregnancy.
One of the women identified as Shellie Pascoe welcomed a healthy baby boy and girl at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital after carrying the twins in two uteruses.
The 29-year-old was told over a year ago that she had a rare condition called uterine didelphys.
According to medical personnel, uterine didelphys is a rare condition where a person develops two uteruses at birth.
It occurs when the two small tubes that typically grow and join together to form the uterus instead create its own uterus.
Some people with a double uterus may also have two cervixes and two vaginal canals.
One of the doctors at the hospital, Dr. Richard Davis, who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, explained that the odds of having a double uterus and carrying a baby in each are about “one in a million.”
Despite the low likelihood, Pascoe welcomed her twins just months after another mom with a double uterus welcomed a set of twins at the same hospital.
Kelsey Hatcher, who was also born with the rare condition, welcomed twin girls in December 2023.
Hatcher carried her twins in each of her uteruses after already giving birth to three children who were carried in one uterus.
One of the women identified as Shellie Pascoe welcomed a healthy baby boy and girl at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital after carrying the twins in two uteruses.
The 29-year-old was told over a year ago that she had a rare condition called uterine didelphys.
According to medical personnel, uterine didelphys is a rare condition where a person develops two uteruses at birth.
It occurs when the two small tubes that typically grow and join together to form the uterus instead create its own uterus.
Some people with a double uterus may also have two cervixes and two vaginal canals.
One of the doctors at the hospital, Dr. Richard Davis, who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, explained that the odds of having a double uterus and carrying a baby in each are about “one in a million.”
Despite the low likelihood, Pascoe welcomed her twins just months after another mom with a double uterus welcomed a set of twins at the same hospital.
Kelsey Hatcher, who was also born with the rare condition, welcomed twin girls in December 2023.
Hatcher carried her twins in each of her uteruses after already giving birth to three children who were carried in one uterus.
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