When the ultrasound revealed that 26-year-old Tabitha Rean was carrying two twin daughters, the expectant mother’s happiness knew no bounds. However, after 17 weeks had gone, the doctors noticed that Mrs. Rean’s symptoms were not particularly excellent. After performing additional research, they identified Tabitha with fetal transfusion syndrome (FFT), a severe condition that nearly often results in the death of children.

“When the doctors told me about the syndrome, it felt like someone had taken my heart out of my chest and broken it into a million small pieces – it hurt so much,” Tabitha says. Two babies have only one placenta, which supplies them with blood and other essential nutrients. This allows blood to flow easily from one fetus (donor) to another (receiver).

As a result, one infant gets dehydrated and anemic, while the second experiences a significant increase in blood pressure, increasing the strain on the heart and kidneys. As a result, both fetuses will die. “After crying a lot, Ben and I resolved not to give up so easy. “And they began to investigate whether there was any way out of our situation,” adds Mrs. Rean.

As the Rean couple discovered, the most critical aspect of SFFT is to block the flow of blood from one child to another. This requires the destruction of anastomoses, or blood vessel connections. This can be accomplished utilizing the laser coagulation method. So, during the 18th week of pregnancy, doctors at Women’s Hospital in Birmingham performed this one-of-a-kind procedure.

And 20 minutes into the operation, the physicians could plainly hear the beating of two little hearts. It was a win! Fortunately, all of the physicians’ concerns were unfounded; the twins rapidly reverted to normal and proceeded to develop properly. However, in the 29th week of her pregnancy, Tabitha went into labor unexpectedly. As a result, gorgeous babies Isla and Jemima arrived 11 weeks early. The newborns’ combined weight was less than 6 pounds (2.5 kg). Nonetheless, after only 1.5 months, the delighted parents were able to take them home.