Pro-life video of the day: Twin girls born holding hands
by Hans Johnson
Rare monoamniotic twins were born to Sarah and Bill Thistlethwaite in Akron, Ohio, just in time for Mother’s Day. The couple was told they might have difficulty having children, yet they conceived 16-month old Jaxon on their honeymoon. A series of more surprises were in store when they learned that twins were on the way, and that they were “mono mono” – being in the same amniotic cavity with the same placenta.
This meant an extended stay in the hospital before the due date because of the risk of entangled or compressed umbilical cords. After just under two months Jenna and Jillian were delivered by Caesarean section. Mom Sarah said: “They’re already best friends. I can’t believe they were holding hands!”
Here is a report from WEWS:
[youtube]http://youtu.be/9mPRGysULHU[/youtube]
The Thistlethwaites credit their faith and react to their notoriety, as they welcome their daughters home just in time for Father’s Day.
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
I assume they are identical?
Yes they are. I think this phenomenon happens when the twinning happens after about eight days or more.
Yeah, there’s a good diagram here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin#mediaviewer/File:Placentation.svg
Only the first case is possible for dizygotic twins.
They’re already best friends.
Enjoy it while it lasts ;)