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A Woman Gave Birth To Semi-Identical Twins, And Doctors Were Left Totally Perplexed

In 2021, an Australian woman found out that she was having twins. Not by itself news that would make headlines. But when the expected mother checked in with her doctor, the medical professional was left stunned by what he found.

You see, the two fetuses fell neither under the identical nor the fraternal twin’s category. Instead, they made up an incredibly rare set of Residencial twins.

Nevertheless, for the Australian woman at the center of this story, her path to motherhood began in a typical fashion. Indeed, in February 2021, the BBC reported, doctors at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital are saying that she had become pregnant naturally. Read the full story here ▶