Rare ‘MoMo’ twins who were born hugging each other finally head home after two-month NICU stay
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Parents say the MoMo twins still prefer to stay close after surviving a high-risk pregnancy and lengthy hospital stay
A New Jersey family is celebrating after their rare monochorionic-monoamniotic (MoMo) twin daughters were discharged from the hospital. The twins spent nearly two months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Born prematurely while embracing each other in the same amniotic sac, the twins have captured hearts with their remarkable story of resilience. Shedeline Pierre Louis, 22, and her husband, Evens Claude Bontant, welcomed daughters Shednhee and Claydee on May 26 at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey. According to People, the girls were born at 32 weeks after doctors closely monitored a monochorionic-monoamniotic, or “MoMo,” pregnancy. The case is one of the rarest forms of twin pregnancies, occurring in roughly one out of every 10,000 pregnancies.
Pierre Louis was admitted to the hospital at 26 weeks so doctors could closely monitor the babies. Maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. Alexander Juusela said the MoMo twins were delivered slightly earlier than planned after one baby’s growth slowed. During the cesarean section, the medical team witnessed an unforgettable moment. “They were hugging each other as they came out,” Juusela recalled. “Even after we broke the water, they didn’t want to let each other go.”
The mother described the separation during their hospitalization as emotionally difficult. “When I don’t see them, I’m like, ‘Am I even a mom? I’m at home and then there’s no babies,’” she said. Now settling into life at home, the parents have already noticed their MoMo twins’ different personalities. “They like being together,” Bontant said.
The couple says they hopes to raise the girls with strong values, encouraging them to respect others, pursue their dreams, and keep faith at the center of their lives.