Woman pregnant in both her two uteruses gives birth to twins

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A woman who garnered international headlines for having two uteruses and becoming pregnant in both has given birth to twin baby girls.

Kelsey Hatcher’s double pregnancy is considered a “one in a million” occurrence by doctors.

The Dora, Ala. resident was diagnosed at age 17 with uterus didelphys — a rare congenital anomaly that causes two uteruses to form. Only 0.3 per cent of women are impacted by this anomaly, according to a press release from the University of Alabama (UAB) announcing the birth.

Hatcher, 32, was brought to the UAB hospital on Dec. 19 for a scheduled induction at 39 weeks. After a combined 20 hours of labour, she gave birth to her daughters with her husband Caleb at her side.

Older sister Roxi, was delivered vaginally on Dec. 19 at 7:45 p.m. while younger sister Rebel, was delivered via c-section on Dec. 20 at 6:10 a.m. Both babies weighed just over seven pounds.

“Never in our wildest dreams could we have planned a pregnancy and birth like this, but bringing our two healthy baby girls into this world safely was always the goal, and UAB helped us accomplish that,” Hatcher said.

“It seems appropriate that they had two birthdays, though. They both had their own ‘houses,’ and now both have their own unique birth stories.”

This is Hatcher’s fourth pregnancy. In each of her three prior pregnancies, Hatcher only became pregnant in one uterus, so she was shocked to learn she was pregnant in both this time around.

When she went in for her initial ultrasound this year, Hatcher asked the technician to check her second uterus just to be sure.

“As soon as she moved the wand to the other uterus, I gasped,” Hatcher recounted. “Sure enough, there was another baby. We just could not believe it.”

Hatcher’s obstetrician