A Film Birth Story of Twins Lucy and Lizzy at Memorial Hermann Hospital – Med center
A Twin Birth of Lucy and Lizzy
Mom contacted me after the guidance of her doula Kathleen Wilson recommended that their story be captured. They had just found out at 20 weeks that not only would be having surprise twin girls, but her option to have a home birth was no longer there due to the high-risk nature of the pregnancy. Mom had delivered her first baby safely at home and had plans to the same during this pregnancy. However, their anatomy scan showed that the girls had twin to twin transfusion and would need the help of an OB to deliver them.
She was guided to meet with Dr. Gei, an MFM, to further see what options she had. Dr. Gei approached her pregnancy in a way that continually monitored the girl’s growth and whether a vaginal delivery would be a safe option.
At 36 weeks gestation, we were noticing a discrepancy in the weights of the baby girls, so the decision was made to induce labor. Mom went into the hospital and her contraction quickly got into a pattern. Her doula and I arrived to join the party and watched as she laughed her way through each contraction. She labored in multiple positions, even lots of squatting and toilet sitting. At the end of the day, she was exhausted and Dr Gei came in to check on her. Babies were looking good all day, so he made the decision to stop the augmentation and let her eat and give her something to help her sleep. We were in no imminent rush.
By the next morning, we started again. She labored beautifully before deciding to get an epirudal for relief. It proved to be just what she was needing and shortly after receiveing the epidural, her body and babies were ready.
We all followed as she was wheeled into the OR. Most twin deliveries are done in the OR regardless if it is via vaginal or cesarean section. Often times after Baby A is delivered, Baby B has enough room to flip and make it harder to deliver vaginally. Being in the OR gives the delivery team quick access to the baby in the event that they need to do an emergent section.
Baby A was delivered and brought to a neonatal exam room to be looked over, and as expected Baby B flipped. Dr. Gei confirmed the breech position via ultrasound and was able to rotate baby back to a head down position for delivery. He aided one of the residents in delivering Baby B.
Both Lizzy and Lucy were born healthy and Mom was given the opportunity to hold both of her girls before they took Lucy to the NICU to monitor her for being underweight. Lizzy joined her soon after in the NICU, but both girls had a short stay before joining their family at home.
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