Mother Gives Birth To Twin Girls Two Months Apart

In fact, they were born in different years. 

In Romania, a set of fraternal twins were born two months apart from each other, in what doctors are referring to as an extremely rare, and unexplainable case.

Early scans showed that the twins were in different embryo sacs and had separate placentas, which is common for fraternal twins. The pregnancy was going smoothly, with no signs of distress, until the mother went into labor early at seven months in November 2014. At the hospital, she gave birth to the first child naturally, but to the doctors' surprise, her contractions stopped and she was not dilated enough to have the second baby. 

"It is extremely rare. I don't even know which medical mechanism stopped contractions for the second twin," Dr. Adrian Sorin Crăciun told Mediafax newswire.

Rather than proceeding with a cesearian section, doctors urged the mother to continue carrying the second baby so it could grow in her womb. Then, in January 2015, the second baby was born.

"There is no cause for this, it is just an unusual case," Dr Leila Hanna, a consultant gynecologist and obstetrician told the Mail Online. "She is lucky to have carried the second baby for longer so it could grow in her womb. These babies were underweight and so the risk of them needing respiratory care and neonatal support is high."

The first twin was born weighing about two pounds and the second weighed around three pounds. Now, both twins are happy and healthy. "It was nothing short of God's miracle," said Crăciun. 

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