Woman with Rare Double Uterus Gives Birth to Twins
A Chinese woman, identified by her surname Li, has made headlines after giving birth to twins from two separate uteruses, a rare medical phenomenon. The condition, known as uterus didelphys, affects only 0.3% of women worldwide and results in two fully formed uteruses, each with its own set of ovaries and oviducts.
Li delivered the twins, a boy weighing 3.3kg and a girl weighing 2.4kg, via caesarean section in September at Xi’an No 4 Hospital in Shaanxi province. The twins were born when Li was eight and a half months pregnant, making the case even more extraordinary.
Cai Ying, a senior obstetrician at the hospital, described Li’s pregnancy as a “one in a million” event. “Being pregnant in each of the two uteruses through natural conception is very rare. We have only heard of a couple of such cases from both China and abroad,” Cai told the South China Morning Post.
Li had previously experienced a miscarriage at 27 weeks and had a carefully crafted medical plan in place for her second pregnancy to ensure her safety and the successful birth of healthy children.
