A mum with a heart-shaped uterus defied the odds to give birth to 'one-in-500 million' twins. Karen Troy, 25, was shocked to discover she was pregnant with twins and had a bicornuate uterus – which means it is heart-shaped - in March 2021.
The mum-of-three had no idea she had an irregular shaped uterus - despite already having one daughter, now six. The chance of becoming pregnant with twins with a heart-shaped womb is one-in-500 million.
Karen had a smooth pregnancy until she developed pre-eclampsia at 34 weeks and had to be rushed for a c-section when her blood pressure rose. Her twins, Ryan and Raelynn, were born on 5th September 2021, weighing 5lbs 10oz and 5lbs 1oz, and spent 27 days at
