Alabama woman with rare double uterus gives birth to two children

2025-04-20 08:01:25 source: category:My

DORA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman with two uteri and two cervixes has given birth to two babies after carrying one of them in each uterus.

Kelsey Hatcher of Dora, about 28 miles (45.06 kilometers) northwest of Birmingham, gave birth to two girls on Wednesday and Thursday after a combined 20 hours of labor.

Hatcher was diagnosed with a double uterus, also called uterus didelphys, when she was 17. The rare congenital condition occurs in 0.3% of women, according to a report published by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. There is an “estimated one-in-a-million chance” of carrying a baby in both uteri, also known as a dicavitary pregnancy, the report says.

The older child, Roxi, was born on Tuesday, and Rebel arrived on Wednesday. Hatcher told WVTM-TV that both she and the newborns are healthy. Her husband, Caleb, was with her in the hospital, she said.

“That was our first moment of just us four together,” Hatcher said. “And really getting to breathe that in and be in the moment and look at the girls together.”

More:My

Recommend

Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'

Local, independent bookstores have never been more important. With fair access to literature under p

Texas’ 90,000 DACA recipients can sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage — for now

When Victoria Elizondo first went to see a doctor about her symptoms at Legacy Community Clinic, a l

Wicked's Ethan Slater Shares How Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Set the Tone on Set

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo made Wicked filming so magic. Just ask Ethan Slater, who plays Boq o