Alabama Hospital Witnesses Rare “One in Million” Birth

For the second time, a hospital in Alabama has played a pivotal role in delivering twins born in a “one in a million” pregnancy.

Shellie Pascoe, 29, welcomed a healthy boy and girl into the world in March, both of whom she carried in separate uteruses. Pascoe shared with “Good Morning America” that she discovered her rare condition, uterine didelphys or double uterus, while attempting to conceive.

“We first found out that I had two uteruses is when we had our first miscarriage about a year-and-a-half ago,” Pascoe said, referring to herself and her husband, John. “From that point on, you know, we were told that it might be very difficult to get me to get pregnant and also to carry the pregnancy.”

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Despite the challenges posed by her condition, including a subsequent miscarriage, Pascoe became pregnant once more. During the initial ultrasound of her third pregnancy, the astonishing news of carrying twins was unveiled.

“I remember the ultrasound technician kind of doing a double-take,” Pascoe said. “We were all shocked.”

“We were just praying for healthy heartbeat, and, you know, we got that two-fold and we just felt so grateful,” John added.

Research indicates that only around 0.3% of women are born with a double uterus, making such occurrences exceedingly rare. Dr. Richard Davis, a professor specializing in obstetrics, gynecology, and maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, previously highlighted the extraordinary odds of not only having a double uterus but also carrying a fetus in each—approximately “1 in a million.”

In December 26, 2023  32-year-old woman from Alabama who was born with two uteruses and became pregnant in both gave birth to twin girls on different days, she announced .

Kelsey Hatcher and husband Caleb welcomed Roxi Layla on Tuesday night and her sister Rebel Laken on Wednesday morning at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (UAB), the mother-of-five announced on social media.