A somewhat uncommon condition is having a double uterus. One in 1,000 to one in one million women worldwide experience it, and it occasionally affects families. In some instances of a double uterus, the cervix, ovary, fallopian tubes, and vagina are shared by the two uteruses. The discovery that a lady had two uteruses and two cervixes during a regular screening test shocked the patient. A rare abnormality called uterine didelphys, which doubles a person’s reproductive organs, was present in Megan Phipps at birth. The 24-year-old woman from Lincoln, Nebraska, was informed by doctors that she was pregnant on both the left and right sides.
I always have the correct uterus with me, she declared. They always assume that my left side is malfunctioning. At only 22 weeks pregnant, Megan went into labor and was rushed to Bryan Health Hospital. Doctors informed the family that their daughter had a sad 1% chance of surviving. Riley was born on June 11 and Reece was born the next day. Megan gave birth to both babies on separate days. Tragically, Riley passed away 12 days after the other baby, both of whom weighed less than a pound.
Due to covid restrictions, the mother’s friends and family were not present when she passed away. She is extremely appreciative of the medical staff who helped her.
“Basically, the only family I had were nurses, doctors and nurses who were there to help my baby,” Megan said. After 144 days in the hospital, Reece was discharged. She became the smallest baby ever born in a hospital and was allowed to go home when her weight hit 8 lbs.
