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Miracle Newborn Twins Survive A pair of twins have beaten odds of 140,000-1 by being born with a shared birth sac and placenta. The rare type of pregnancy is known as monoamniotic. In about half of cases typically, one or both babies fails to survive. Emma Canning gave birth to the twins, Hannah and Sophie, on 27 December by Caesarean section at Birmingham Women's Hospital. The couple, who live in Stirchley, Birmingham, already have two young sons.   Article continues below advertisement   Monoamniotic pregnancies are dangerous because the twins' umbilical cords can become entwined around the babies inside the womb. Only 10 monoamniotic pregnancies occur in the UK each year, the hospital said. Consultant Obstetrician Bill Martin, who delivered the twins, said: "The danger is the twins can swing around each other tangling the cords and if the cords are pulled tight then the babies can die inside the womb." The twins are now on the neo-natal ward and it is hoped the babies will be able to go home in mid-January. January 2008 Back To Our Main News Section Look At Other News Snippets Here     JANUARY 2008 NEWS  Families Struggle to Pay Nursery Fees  Midwives Train With A Virtual pregnancy  Life-Saving Test For GBS on the NHS  Coffee Can Increase Miscarriage Risk  Don't Give Babies Over-The-Counter Cough and Cold Remedies  more.... DECEMBER 2007 NEWS  Teenage Pregnancy Targets Missed  Mums-To-Be Should Take Vitamin D  Sophie Wessex Has A Baby Boy  Mums Happier Than Dads  Fact: Women Work Harder Than Men  more.... NEWS ARCHIVES  AUGUST 2008 NEWS  JULY 2008 NEWS  JUNE 2008 NEWS  MAY 2008 NEWS  APRIL 2008 NEWS  more.... Latest Forum Discussions Pasta Jar Penetrator!! poor baby :( I just don't understand why :( It's not just cats that have 9 lives!! Go granny!!! School to change name PMSL!!!  Twins put Relationships to Test  Miracle Babies  Newborns Need Skin-to-Skin Contact  Try your luck in a Free Competition  Join our Product Testing team