A Texas woman miraculously gave birth to twins two weeks apart. LaTroya Woolridge of Spring, Texas, was just 24 weeks pregnant when she went into labor. With husband Arthur away, she drove herself to Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital, where she gave birth to daughter Amara on Jan. 17. Doctors weren’t sure if Amara would survive the birth because they couldn’t detect her heartbeat while she was still in the womb. The baby — who weighed just 1 pound 3 ounces when she was born — fought for her life in the NICU in the days following. “Once I delivered her and saw her feet moving, I was relieved, but I feared what was ahead for her,” Woolridge told Caters News. “Over the course of the next two weeks, we were filled with an array of emotions.” Doctors worked to postpone the birth of the second baby, a rare medical feat known as delayed interval delivery, to buy more time. Woolridge still had her baby boy in the womb, and doctors urged her to remain on bed rest so she could keep him there as long as possible. “Each day, my OB-GYN, Dr. Richter, and my maternal-fetal medicine specialist, Dr. Amber Samuel, would come in with updates and would remind me how much every day in the womb counts,” she added. When Arthur III was born via C-section on Jan. 31, he weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces. “Once Arthur was born, it became apparent how important the two additional weeks in the womb was for his overall health,” Woolridge said. The babies remain in the NICU but are making steady progress. Amara weighs 5 pounds 6 ounces, while Arthur weighs 6 pounds 11 ounces. “We are hoping to have them home in the next few weeks. We are amazed at the miracle we have watched before our eyes,” Woolridge said. Source
