{"id":198036,"date":"2019-03-13T08:14:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T13:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=198036"},"modified":"2019-03-10T22:09:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T03:09:00","slug":"premature-twins-hug-reunited-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/premature-twins-hug-reunited-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Reunited for first time outside womb, premature twins hug each other"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Premature Australian twins Olivia and Zoe are getting international attention<\/a> after the sweet moment they were reunited was shared on Instagram.<\/p>\n

The twins\u2019 mom, Ann Le, has been documenting the journey<\/a> to welcoming Olivia and Zoe on Instagram. The twins were very high risk because they were mono-chorionic mono-amniotic, meaning they shared a placenta and amniotic sac in the womb. This condition is sometimes called \u201cmomo\u201d twins, which inspired the name of Le\u2019s Instagram account \u201cThe Momo Twin Experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the twins showed signs of distress in January, they were delivered prematurely via caesarian section at just 28 weeks, 5 days. Because they were three months early, both twins were quickly taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where they had separate incubators. Their prematurity made it difficult for the twins to regulate their breathing.<\/p>\n

READ: Born at 22 weeks, premature twins celebrate ninth birthday<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, late last month, Le was able to hold both of her daughters, and the girls were reunited for the first time since their birth. Le wrote on Instagram<\/a>, \u201c27 days after birth the girls finally got to meet. Zoe immediately went in for the hug ???\u201d<\/p>\n

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27 days after birth the girls finally got to meet. Zoe immediately went in for the hug ??? . . . . . . . . . . . . #twincuddles #twins #premmiebabies #tears #nicu #momotwins #mcmatwins #twingirls #twinbabies #skintoskin #kangaroocare #multiplebirth #realparentingmoments #babycenterbabies #huggiesau #postpartummother<\/a><\/p>\n

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