Woman who has two wombs gives birth to twins
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Danielle Young, who has two wombs, has revealed her experience of carrying twins. Each baby was in a separate womb.
The woman from UK was diagnosed with a bicornuate uterus at the age of 18.
Bicornuate uterus, also known as a uterus with two horns, is a condition where the womb is completely split in two and the two halves are sealed off from each other, making two separate wombs.
However, the small size of her wombs would make it difficult to carry a child to full term.
Diagnosed with a host of other reproductive complications as well, Young knew she had to face the possibility of never becoming a mother.
However, since she loved children she, together with her 39-year-old husband, requested for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to increase their chances of conceiving.
Danielle, who loves children, unexpectedly got pregnant before the IVF treatment even began. She gave birth to her eldest child, Paige, in February 2007.
So when it was discovered that she was carrying a baby in each womb, a five million to one chance, doctors told her to prepare for the fact that she might lose both babies.
At six months, Danielle went into premature labour forcing an emergency Caesarean.
Doctors successfully delivered Joshua, who weighed in at 1.08kg, and Leah, weighing just 960g.
The twins had to be kept in hospital for a few months before they were discharged. They recently celebrated their fourth birthday and are now the correct height and weight for their age.