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Twins Born in Separate Countries on Same Day!

by Julie Ryan Evans on July 10, 2012 at 8:53 PM

twin toesIt's such a cool birth story, you would think Donna Keenan might have planned it, but she didn't. The 28-year-old woman was watching the Euro 2012 with her boyfriend at her parents' home in England on July 1. She'd just returned from a routine checkup, and everything seemed fine. Then just an hour and a half later, she went into labor.

According to the BBC, there was no time to get to the hospital, so they called paramedics. Her son Dylan Joseph was born at about 10 p.m. at the home.

But the story didn't end there, as Keenan was pregnant with twins. The emergency workers thought they had enough time to get to the hospital for the second birth, so off they went.

The nearest hospital was an hour away -- in Scotland. Hannah Rose was born there about an hour and a half later. That's right, the twins were born in separate countries! How incredible is that?

They were almost born on separate days too, which would have only added even more insanity to this story. Dad, Joel Fox, joked to The Sun, “I joked to Donna she should hold on as long as possible — but I don’t think it went down too well!”

Though the babies were born prematurely, they're reportedly doing well. Their biggest challenge may be who to root for when the countries face off against each other in sporting events. Talk about instant sibling rivalry.

While it would be nice if everyone's birth experience went according to plan, that's clearly not the case for everyone. From brides who give birth at the own weddings to those who give birth while flying the friendly skies, things just don't always go as planned. While they're surely fraught-filled at the time, in the end, most of them, like this one, have happy endings ... and give the parents and kids a hell of a story to tell for life.

What's the strangest birth story you have heard?


Image via www.photographybyjoelle.com/Flickr

Filed Under: labor & delivery, is it normal

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  • Susie19
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    Susie19

    July 10, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    That's very cool!!

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  • LostS...
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    LostSoul88

    July 10, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    Now this is the type of story I like to read in the Stir.


  • suziejax
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    suziejax

    July 10, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    thats cool glad they are ok!


  • Mari
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    Mari

    July 10, 2012 at 10:53 PM
    It's not an independent country, so not as cool as two actual countries. They don't even have their own passport. Also, it would have been cooler to have the twins born on different days. Most twins are born on the same day. Not that this isn't a good story. Congrats to the new parents.
  • katrina
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    katrina

    July 11, 2012 at 12:10 AM
    maybe I'm crazy... but if the first child was born at 10 pm and the second was born nearly three hours later, weren't they born on different days? Oh wait, if I read the actual article it says the baby girl was born an hour and a half later, not three hours. Great quality reporting here at the stir...
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    Michelle Stratz Letson

    July 11, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    scotland and england are not two separate countries... scotland, england, and wales are a country together that forms the United Kingdom .. but this is a cool story .. how do i know i am right on the countries part.. My family lives in England and Wales .. It is just like us states .. there are 50 states to form one country the United States


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    Dez McElheny

    July 11, 2012 at 11:28 AM
    Wow, so many woman have nothing better to do than to always 'put the author in her place', by telling her shes wrong about something...SHUT UP, and just say congrats to the family...or better yet, DON'T WRITE ANYTHING!! Why do you people always feel the need to pick apart a story?!? WHO CARES!!! If it bothers you, turn your head!! To the author- Julie Ryan Evans, i think you all should overlook/approve the comments before they can actually post...I get sick and tired of reading crappy comments on here, from woman who really don't have nothing better to do all day long! Great story, thanks for sharing! :)
  • FourD...
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    FourDaughtersMI

    July 11, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    My fourth daughter was born in the car on the highway... 10 minutes from the hospital. I knew I was in labor just over an hour before that. Kids come out when they're ready, that's for sure.


  • Mama2...
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    Mama2JoshKatie

    July 11, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    I agree with Dez McElheny. I would hate to be an author on this site because people are constantly nitpicking and complaining about every little thing. I think approving the comments before they are posted is a good idea. It's okay to disagree, but some people look for anything to gripe about.

    As for the article....good story! That will be fun for them to tell their children about when they are older!


  • salic...
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    salichristina

    July 11, 2012 at 2:21 PM

    I so agree with Dez! I can't stand it when people feel the need to correct everyone... That egotistical, narcissist attitude is so ugly! Congrats to the mama and the precious little ones :)


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