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315 THIS AFTERNOON OVER AT UAB, A 1 IN 1,000,000 PREGNANCY HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND JUST MONTHS APART. WVTM 13 S EMMA OWEN JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO THIS MORNING. EMMA. THESE TWO MOTHERS SHARE A REMARKABLE AND RARE BIRTH STORY. YES, SARAH THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT. YOU LIKELY REMEMBER KELSEY HATCHER, THE MOTHER WHO HAS TWO UTERI. SHE WAS UAB’S FIRST PATIENT TO CARRY TWINS. ONE IN EACH UTERUS. ALSO KNOWN AS DECATUR. PREGNANCY. NOW, MONTHS AFTER HATCHER DELIVERED NEW MOM SHELLY PASCOE WELCOMED HER BABIES INTO THE WORLD. THIS AFTER SHE LEARNED SHE HAD HAD A DOUBLE UTERUS. AND LIKE HATCHER, WAS CARRYING ONE CHILD IN EACH. NOW, PASCOE’S JOURNEY TO MOTHERHOOD WAS AN EMOTIONAL ONE. THE SAME DAY SHE LEARNED OF HER DOUBLE UTERUS, SHE HAD ALSO RECEIVED THE HEARTBREAKING NEWS THAT SHE HAD HAD A MISCARRIAGE. SHE LATER BECAME PREGNANT AGAIN, BUT SADLY HAD ANOTHER MISCARRIAGE. AFTER TAKING SOME TIME TO GRIEVE AND PROCESS THIS DEVASTATING DISCOVERY, PASCOE BECAME PREGNANT AGAIN. WHEN I GOT THAT TEST, JOHN AND I WERE IN INCREDIBLY CAUTIOUS, UM, WE KIND OF WERE KIND OF GUARDING OUR HEARTS THE WHOLE TIME. AND SO WHEN WE WENT IN FOR THE FIRST OB APPOINTMENT, WE REALLY WERE JUST PRAYING FOR JUST A HEALTHY HEARTBEAT AND THAT WE COULD SUSTAIN IT FOR THE WHOLE PREGNANCY. BUT THEY WERE IN FOR QUITE THE SURPRISE. AS THE ULTRASOUND TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED TWO HEARTBEATS. THEN ON MARCH SIXTH, PASCOE DELIVERED KARLE AND CAMDEN VIA C-SECTION. NOW, JUST A FEW DAYS LATER, THE DOTHAN FAMILY RETURNED HOME, READY TO START THEIR NEW CHAPTER TOGETHER. AND OF COURSE, THE JOURNEY TO MOTHERHOOD WAS NOT EASY FOR PASCOE. BUT SHE SAYS THAT’S ONLY M
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Rare double uterus pregnancy occurs twice within months at a hospital
Updated: 12:48 PM PDT Apr 21, 2024
At UAB Hospital, a one-in-a-million pregnancy has happened twice now, just months apart.Back in December, Kelsey Hatcher gave birth to two healthy babies, according to sister station WVTM. She was the first dicavitary pregnancy patient — which means she carried two babies, one in each uterus — at UAB Hospital.Months after Hatcher’s delivery, Shellie Pasco welcomed her babies into the world after she, too, learned she had a double uterus, and was carrying a child in each.While these pregnancies are rare, there were many coincidences shared between these two moms.Both live in Alabama, both received care from specialists at UAB and they even had shared acquaintances through church, allowing them to exchange numbers and connect.Pascoe said she’s feeling extremely thankful following her successful birth, but her journey to becoming a mom was one marked by resilience and faith.After two miscarriages, she and her husband took time to grieve and process their traumatic losses. Eventually, though, they began trying again, and Pascoe got a positive test.”When I got that test, John and I were incredibly cautious,” Pascoe said. “We kind of were guarding our hearts the whole time, and so when we went in for the first OB appointment, we really were just praying for just a healthy heartbeat and that we could sustain it for the whole pregnancy.” They ended up getting that and much more, as the ultrasound technician discovered two heartbeats.”It was pretty crazy because when we went in for the ultrasound that first eight-week appointment, I think it was, the ultrasound technician kind of did a double take and went back and forth on my belly and told us, ‘actually, there’s two heartbeats, here’s one, here’s the other.’ Pascoe said.She and her husband were initially in shock and then quickly got to planning.They were referred to a specialist at UAB.Here, Pascoe said they answered all her questions, preparing her mentally and physically for delivery.As Dr. Brian Brocato explains, they decided to remove the babies via C-section.”When we made that first incision to get the first baby out, it went very well,” Brocato said. “That kid came out easily, and it was at that point that we could see the membranes just at the edge of the incision for the other uterus, and so that helped us know where to just extend that incision, and it turned out that it was just one lower uterine incision and that incision entered both cavities of the uterus and we were able to get both babies out.”Days after delivering Kaylee and Kamden, the Dothan family returned home, ready to start their new chapter together. Pascoe endured challenges and tragedy on her road to motherhood but said it’s only made her more grateful for the time she gets with her beautiful babies.”We obviously have friends and family members whose journey was a lot harder and longer to either get children,” Pascoe said. “I think it just adds a level to it that I think hopefully will teach our children about just how special they are and not ever take something for granted.”
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At UAB Hospital, a one-in-a-million pregnancy has happened twice now, just months apart.
Back in December, Kelsey Hatcher gave birth to two healthy babies, according to sister station WVTM.
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She was the first dicavitary pregnancy patient — which means she carried two babies, one in each uterus — at UAB Hospital.
Months after Hatcher’s delivery, Shellie Pasco welcomed her babies into the world after she, too, learned she had a double uterus, and was carrying a child in each.
While these pregnancies are rare, there were many coincidences shared between these two moms.
Both live in Alabama, both received care from specialists at UAB and they even had shared acquaintances through church, allowing them to exchange numbers and connect.
Pascoe said she’s feeling extremely thankful following her successful birth, but her journey to becoming a mom was one marked by resilience and faith.
After two miscarriages, she and her husband took time to grieve and process their traumatic losses.
Eventually, though, they began trying again, and Pascoe got a positive test.
“When I got that test, John and I were incredibly cautious,” Pascoe said. “We kind of were guarding our hearts the whole time, and so when we went in for the first OB appointment, we really were just praying for just a healthy heartbeat and that we could sustain it for the whole pregnancy.”
They ended up getting that and much more, as the ultrasound technician discovered two heartbeats.
“It was pretty crazy because when we went in for the ultrasound that first eight-week appointment, I think it was, the ultrasound technician kind of did a double take and went back and forth on my belly and told us, ‘actually, there’s two heartbeats, here’s one, here’s the other.’ Pascoe said.
She and her husband were initially in shock and then quickly got to planning.
They were referred to a specialist at UAB.
Here, Pascoe said they answered all her questions, preparing her mentally and physically for delivery.
As Dr. Brian Brocato explains, they decided to remove the babies via C-section.
“When we made that first incision to get the first baby out, it went very well,” Brocato said. “That kid came out easily, and it was at that point that we could see the membranes just at the edge of the incision for the other uterus, and so that helped us know where to just extend that incision, and it turned out that it was just one lower uterine incision and that incision entered both cavities of the uterus and we were able to get both babies out.”
Days after delivering Kaylee and Kamden, the Dothan family returned home, ready to start their new chapter together.
Pascoe endured challenges and tragedy on her road to motherhood but said it’s only made her more grateful for the time she gets with her beautiful babies.
“We obviously have friends and family members whose journey was a lot harder and longer to either get children,” Pascoe said. “I think it just adds a level to it that I think hopefully will teach our children about just how special they are and not ever take something for granted.”
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