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A woman with two uteruses gave birth to twins from each of her two wombs at a hospital in northwestern China. View from outside the delivery room of a woman giving birth (Photo for illustration). The incident happened in China. Photo: Alvaro Gonzalez. Source: Getty Images This condition, known as uterine didelphys, means her uterus is divided into two separate cavities, each equipped with its fallopian tube and ovary. She also has two cervixes. Only identified as Li, the woman welcomed a boy and a girl via caesarean section at the Xi’an People’s Hospital in Shaanxi province, which described the event as a “one in a million” occurrence, according to a report by CNN.
The hospital noted that it is extremely rare for twins to be conceived naturally in each cavity of the uterus, and even rarer for them to be carried to term. What led to Li’s safe, healthy delivery? With “close and strict” medical monitoring, she successfully gave birth at eight-and-a-half months, delivering a boy weighing approximately 3.71 kilograms and a girl weighing around 2.41 kilograms. Global News reported that the medical facility reported that Li was filled with joy following the delivery since she had lost her previous pregnancy. According to the Cleveland Clinic, uterine didelphys is one of the rarest uterine abnormalities, affecting only 0.3% of the population.
by Nancy Odindo