{"id":336491,"date":"2025-08-21T06:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=336491"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:50:25","slug":"premature-twins-scotland-medical-invention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/premature-twins-scotland-medical-invention\/","title":{"rendered":"Premature twins born in Scotland defy odds thanks to new medical invention"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Right to Life UK<\/a>) Tiny premature twin babies who were born at only 29 weeks gestation have defied the odds thanks to a life-saving twin cot.<\/p>\n

Marcus and Macie Lee, from Glasgow, were born prematurely after their mother, Jennifer Prior, developed complications during her pregnancy at 20 weeks gestation. Hospital staff warned that the children were likely to be stillborn. However, fortunately, this was not the case and the tiny babies were born weighing only 1lb 3oz and 2lb. Even though they had made it safely out of the womb, they had to spend the first ten weeks of their lives in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Glasgow Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, after receiving round-the-clock care from medical staff, Marcus and Macie were able to leave the hospital after three months. \u201cAs time went on they thrived more and more with very little complication\u201d, Jennifer said<\/a>. \u201cBeing told the worst was likely to happen\u2026then for the complete opposite, felt like a miracle\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll never forget the feeling of thinking I wouldn\u2019t leave without my babies. I was there day and night\u2026 hoping someone would give me some hope and confirmation they would survive\u201d.<\/p>\n

New co-sleeping cot made a \u201cmassive difference\u201d to the babies\u2019 chances of survival<\/strong><\/p>\n

The newborn twins were the first to use the hospital\u2019s new co-sleeping cot, a medical development which medics believe \u201cmade a massive difference to their progress\u201d, according to their great-grandmother Yvonne Prior. \u201cI have never seen a baby so small so it was very emotional. I was very scared and worried but I was in awe of the nurses working with them \u2013 they were amazing\u201d, she said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The co-sleeping cot was designed to help twin newborns in several ways, by strengthening their bond and improving their development. The cot can be adapted with heat mats for each baby if needed, and can be tilted to ease reflux, a common condition in premature babies.<\/p>\n

The twins\u2019 great-grandfather, Peter Prior, has shown his gratitude to the Glasgow Children\u2019s Hospital by cycling to raise funds for their charity. The 69-year-old has so far raised almost \u00a32,000 for the charity. \u201cWe are overwhelmed with the support and never expected it\u201d, Yvonne said. \u201cWe want to do our bit to make sure the charity can fund even more specialist equipment\u201d, she added<\/a>.<\/p>\n