In a rare and risky procedure performed at Tufts Medical Center, twins were born 24 days apart in an effort to save them both. Skip to content. NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 EyeOpener.

BOSTON (CBS) - Twins born 24 days apart headed home on Friday. Doctors at Tufts Medical Center said it's rare to have a delayed birth and rarer for the births to be separated by more than a few ...

A mum whose premature twins were ''killing each other'' in the womb has spoken of her joy after their miracle recovery. Laura Watson, 29, was so worried she refused to buy matching clothing after ...

Twins boys Alexandre and Ronaldo were born 24 days apart. Courtesy Lindalva da Silva June 10, 2014— -- Lindalva Pinheiro da Silva was just 24 weeks pregnant with twin boys when her water broke.

The Amazing Way This Mom Beat the Odds and Delivered Her Twins 5 Weeks Apart. By ... make it to 24 [weeks]!' Sure enough, he made it to 24 and one day," Ian ... Madelyn grew bigger inside the womb.

See twins in the womb week by week as they develop. ... At around 26 weeks of pregnancy, twins do slow down a bit in growth in comparison to singletons as their environment gets pretty crowded.

Twenty four weeks is the maturity doctors say a baby needs to reach to survive outside of the womb, but even then, the risk of complications are high. "There were 18 people in the operating room ...

Twin girls born at 22 weeks after mom was 'upside down' for six days finally go home. Asha C. Gilbert. ... to keep the babies in the womb. On Oct. 29, Avery was born and weighed 1 pound.