"At about 16 weeks, the contractions started so I was told to stop ... "At 28 weeks, I got put on bed rest for pre‐term contractions, which is pretty common with twins. At 34 weeks, when the babies ...

"The mother's ultrasound at six weeks showed a single placenta and positioning of amniotic sacs that indicated she was expecting identical twins," Prof Fisk said. "However, an ultrasound at 14 ...