Rinku Devi, 28, aged 28 conceived her sons a month apart with eggs from different ovaries during successive menstrual cycles.
The wife of an army intelligence officer, Rinku was prepared for the birth of twins, but was even more surprised than the doctors when she found out during labor that they were not twins at all, and that she had two separate wombs.
“I didn’t know how to react. I was in pain and quite scared. I had not heard of anything like this before. I got to know about the rarity and severity of this condition days after my delivery…I am very happy and feel proud to have survived this,” said Rinku.
The children were born via caesarian section, defying one in 50 million odds. The condition is known asuterus didelphys, or double uterus. They were both premature, weighing 4 pounds, 4 ounces and 3 pounds, three ounces.
In this most rare condition, each uterus is connected to the fallopian tube that faces its ovary. With its occurrence, pregnancy has its challenges as premature birth, higher rates of infertility, spontaneous abortion, intrauterine growth retardation, and postpartum bleeds can result.
For Rinku Devi and her happy brood, two wombs are definitely better than one!
Listen to this video below covering this rare event.
