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Twin baby girls hold hands immediately after birth Rare 'mono mono' twin baby girls hold hands immediately after birth
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Identical twin girls born with a rare condition grasped each other's hands after their delivery.Identical twin girls born with a rare condition grasped each other's hands after their delivery.
Jillian and Jenna Thistlethwaite shared the same amniotic sac and placenta. Such births are called monoamniotic, or "mono mono", and doctors say they occur in about one of every 10,000 pregnancies.Jillian and Jenna Thistlethwaite shared the same amniotic sac and placenta. Such births are called monoamniotic, or "mono mono", and doctors say they occur in about one of every 10,000 pregnancies.
Their mother, Sarah Thistlethwaite, said the girls were removed from ventilators on Sunday afternoon and were able to breathe comfortably. She said that she and her husband, Bill, had been able to hold them for a while. Their mother, Sarah Thistlethwaite, said the girls were removed from ventilators on Sunday afternoon and were able to breath comfortably. She said that she and her husband, Bill, had been able to hold them for a while.
"It's just hard to put into words how amazing it feels to know the girls are OK," she said. "It's great to know that they're doing so well, and being able to hold them.""It's just hard to put into words how amazing it feels to know the girls are OK," she said. "It's great to know that they're doing so well, and being able to hold them."
She told the Akron Beacon Journal that this was "the best Mother's Day present ever". "They're already best friends," said Thistlethwaite, 32. "I can't believe they were holding hands. That's amazing."She told the Akron Beacon Journal that this was "the best Mother's Day present ever". "They're already best friends," said Thistlethwaite, 32. "I can't believe they were holding hands. That's amazing."
The girls were born on Friday at Akron General Medical Center and were moved temporarily to Akron Children's Hospital because they needed help to breath. Thistlethwaite expects to be discharged from hospital on Tuesday, while the girls will stay for an anticipated two to four weeks. The girls were born on Friday at Akron General medical centre and were moved temporarily to Akron children's hospital because they needed help to breath. Thistlethwaite expects to be discharged from hospital on Tuesday, while the girls will stay for an anticipated two to four weeks.