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Twins born 39 days apart in Kansas City
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A pair of twins have been born to a mother in Kansas City, but their birthdays are more than a month apart, Daily Mail reported yesterday.
Carl is more than five weeks older than his brother David. The two tiny little boys came into the world in such a staggered fashion after a rare and risky delivery.
The boys' father, David Cowan, is an emergency room doctor. He and his wife Elene live in Saudi Arabia but wanted to have the children born in the United States, the report said.
The couple flew back to the Kansas City area for her to give birth when she was 23 weeks pregnant. But within hours of their plane landing, a complication occurred.
Doctors told them that the amniotic sac holding baby Carl was bulging and that she was in labor. Although they fought to prevent the labor from happening, Carl was coming out whether or not he was ready and at just 24 weeks, Elene delivered her first child. Weighting just over a pound, the baby was so small that she was able to slide her wedding ring onto his wrist, according to the report.
After giving birth to Carl, doctors ordered bed rest for Mrs Cowan. Almost 40 days later after Carl's delivery, David was born, the report said.
Four months on, both boys are back at home with their mother. Little Carl is still on oxygen but the babies are both growing stronger everyday, according to the report.
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