The births of Kate and Annie Carlson on Nov 7 in Stanford, Calif., was a singular eventuality since a girls are monoamniotic twins, KTVU reported.
Kate and Annie were innate during 30 weeks – and they’ve beaten some tough odds. Sharing one amniotic weal occurs in reduction than 1 percent of all twin pregnancies in a U.S. and has some critical risks compared with a condition, including cord entanglement.
In fact, a girls’ umbilical cord tied into a “perfect, though shocking knot,†that led to decreased heart rates, according to a TV station. Doctors had to perform an puncture cesarean section.
“Having a set of monoamniotic twins can be dangerous and unpredictable,†pronounced Dr. Susan Crowe, who led a smoothness group during Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
Crowe remarkable about 20 percent of monoamniotic twins die from such complications.
“One of a nurses hold my palm and spoke to me in a balmy voice as we was removing my anesthesia,†Allison Carlson, a twins’ mother, told KTVU. “She quietly walked me by a whole procedure.â€
Kate weighed in during 3 pounds, and Annie weighed in during 3 pounds, 2 ounces.
Carlson, and her husband, Kevin, told a TV hire that Kate is “calm,†while Annie is a “wild†one.
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