Kelsey Hatcher, a woman from Alabama in the United States, has given birth to two daughters in a span of two days, owing to her rare condition of having a double uterus.
Kelsey Hatcher, born with two fully functional uteri, each possessing its own cervix, experienced the extraordinary event of becoming pregnant in both wombs, a one-in-a-million phenomenon. After enduring 20 hours of labor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital, Mrs. Hatcher successfully welcomed her two daughters into the world.
The firstborn, Roxi, made her entrance on a Tuesday evening, followed by the arrival of her sister, Rebel, just 10 hours later on the subsequent morning.
In a statement released by the hospital, Mrs. Hatcher expressed her gratitude, stating, “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.”
The uniqueness of the situation is not lost on the family. “It seems appropriate that they had two birthdays,” Mrs. Hatcher remarked. “They both had their own ‘houses,’ and now both have their own unique birth stories.”
The rare condition that allowed for this extraordinary occurrence is known as uterus didelphys, or a double uterus, a congenital anomaly found in just 0.3% of women. Mrs. Hatcher was diagnosed with this condition at the age of 17.
The medical team at UAB is commended for their assistance in ensuring a safe and successful delivery for both newborns in this extraordinary and unprecedented event.
Gary P Hernal started college at UP Diliman and received his BA in Economics from San Sebastian College, Manila, and Masters in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University in Oak Brook, IL. He has 25 years of copy editing and management experience at Thomson West, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters.
