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A pair of twins suffering from twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) survived — because one of the twins sent what doctors called a “distress signal” from inside the womb, saving her sister’s life.
28-year-old Leah McBride was pregnant with identical twins, but found out at 21 weeks that the girls, named Poppy and Winnie, had TTTS. This happens when there is an improper blood flow between the twins, where one twin gets the nutrients needed to grow, and the other does not. The McBrides were originally told that they would need a surgery to correct the issue, but that there was still only a small chance that the twins would survive — and, according to the Daily Mail, were advised to abort one of the twins so the other could survive. The parents refused.
“There was already a 48 per cent difference in the girls’ size and they were worried that Poppy would have a heart attack as she was passing all the nutrients to Winnie and they thought Winnie might have a stroke,” she said. “But I didn’t want to choose one baby over the other.”
She then sought a second opinion at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, and successfully underwent surgery to resolve the TTTS, only for McBride’s water to break at 27 weeks. She was given steroids to stop labor, and doctors worked to keep the babies in the womb for as long as possible.
But then, at 31 weeks, something incredible happened.
Continued below.
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28-year-old Leah McBride was pregnant with identical twins, but found out at 21 weeks that the girls, named Poppy and Winnie, had TTTS. This happens when there is an improper blood flow between the twins, where one twin gets the nutrients needed to grow, and the other does not. The McBrides were originally told that they would need a surgery to correct the issue, but that there was still only a small chance that the twins would survive — and, according to the Daily Mail, were advised to abort one of the twins so the other could survive. The parents refused.
“There was already a 48 per cent difference in the girls’ size and they were worried that Poppy would have a heart attack as she was passing all the nutrients to Winnie and they thought Winnie might have a stroke,” she said. “But I didn’t want to choose one baby over the other.”
She then sought a second opinion at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, and successfully underwent surgery to resolve the TTTS, only for McBride’s water to break at 27 weeks. She was given steroids to stop labor, and doctors worked to keep the babies in the womb for as long as possible.
But then, at 31 weeks, something incredible happened.
Continued below.
Incredible: Twin saved sister with 'distress' signal from inside the womb
A pair of twins suffering from twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome survived because one sent what a "distress signal," saving her sister's life.
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