The mother of the twins has called the successful delivery of the pair of children, who shared the same amniotic sac, blood flow, and placenta, a "miracle.".
Two and a half months premature, Wylder and Gem Chapman were born.
After observing blood flow from one of the twins to the placenta, doctors decided to deliver the babies.
Their father Leigh Chapman said, "He was beginning to become a donor to the other twin.".
Potentially fatal complications could have occurred. ".
Only one in 5,000 to 6,000 pregnancies share the placenta and amniotic sac.
Throughout her pregnancy, Rachel Chapman had to be closely watched in order to deliver the twins safely.
We have always said that if this works out, it will be a miracle, she continued. ".
In the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, monochorionic monoamniotic twins, who share the same placenta and amniotic sac, have a 54-times higher risk of miscarriage than single-baby pregnancies. .
Clinicians then had to choose the ideal time for the babies' deliveries.
Four weeks ago, at a little over 28 weeks, the babies were delivered.
Two days before 28 weeks, Ms. Chapman recalled, "we went in for a routine scan, and that's when they started seeing complications. ".
The twins probably won't be able to leave the hospital for a few more months before they can go home.
