A British couple has become one in a million to add a second set of identical twin girls to their home, it has been reported
Au00a0British couple has become one in a million to add a second set of identical twin girls to their home, it has been reported
But newborns Isabella and Chloe Dawson had to fight a life-or-death battle to join their six-year-old sisters Lilly and Sophie.
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They were delivered two months prematurely with breathing problems - and had to spend weeks in intensive care.
Parents Michele and James had already endured a worrying time when the babies needed an operation to survive while still in the womb.
At 20 weeks the girls developed deadly twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, where one takes vital nutrients from the other.
A team at King''s College Hospital, London, saved their lives by performing keyhole laser surgery to separate the placenta.
The babies remained in the womb for three more months.
Then, at 32 weeks, they were delivered by Caesarean section at St Mary''s Hospital in London on May 19. Both weighed 3lb 3oz.
They are now well and being cared for by their proud twin sisters back home in Northaw, Herts.
" To hit the twin jackpot was lucky but to do it again six years later is incredible. They''re all gorgeous, our pride and joy. We are blessed, though we may need to extend the house soon," the Sun quoted Michele, as saying.
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