Info from StatPearls: ✔️Conjoined twins refers to twins that are physically fused in utero and consequently at birth. ➡️It happens when a monozygotic twin pregnancy cleaves more than 13 days after fertilization. ➡️They are monochorionic (one placenta) and monoamniotic (one amniotic sac). ➡️They exist in a female to male ratio of 3 to 1. ✔️Conjoined twins can be broadly categorized into non-dorsally conjoined twins (which includes ventral, lateral, and caudal conjunction) and dorsally conjoined t

A family in Lawrence, Kansas hit the genetic jackpot, and now this rare set of twins is going home. The girls are a rare set of monoamniotic twins, commonly called ‘MoMo’ twins. They make up roughly 1 percent of identical twins and less than 0.1 percent of all pregnancies. “It means they share a placenta and share [an amniotic] sac and that is a very rare type of pregnancy,” said Dr. Thomas Lancaster, a neonatologist at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Lancaster cared for Alijah throughout

Most twins have their own space in the womb… but we didn’t. We’re Mono Mono twins, which means we shared one amniotic sac and one placenta which is an incredibly rare situation, happening in only about 1 in 35,000 pregnancies. 👯‍♀️ Unlike other twins who get their own little “rooms,” we floated side by side with no walls or space between us for the entire pregnancy. Our connection is built on sharing every moment, movement, and heartbeat before we even took our first breath. 🥹 Sharing a sac co