17 Oct 2023

Woman gives birth to twins conceived 18 days apart

From First Up, 5:34 am on 17 October 2023

An Australian woman has given birth to twins - conceived 18 days apart. Sandra Searle had been through the IVF process before with her first two children, and started an IVF cycle for a third child without realising that she had already fallen pregnant naturally. Thankfully the super-rare, 'superfetation twins' arrived safely - Poppy was born full term, while Michael was premature - they're believed to be one of only 10 confirmed cases in the world Nathan Rarere talked with Sandra, who began by explaining the moment she realised she was carrying twins.