Born 4 months early, these Canadian preemie twins set Guinness World Record
Despite the medical odds of siblings Adiah and Adrial Nadarajah — born 126 days earlier than expected — the teensy twosome survived, becoming the world’sAdiah was born weighing only 330 grams while her brother weighed 420 grams, making the premature twins a combined 1.65 pounds.Though a full-term pregnancy is usually 40 weeks, mother Shakina Rajendram began labour before the twins were considered “viable.
The couple lost their first pregnancy only a few months before the twins were born, making doctors’ warnings about the twins’ fates even more heart-wrenching.Medical specialists told the hopeful parents they would be unable to assist with such an early pregnancy, as most hospitals do not attempt to resuscitate babies born before the 24-week mark.
“We were in shock. The first thought that ran through my mind was, ‘No, not again,'” Rajendram told Guinness. Despite doctors’ insistence that there was no hope, ultrasound testing showed the twins still had strong heartbeats and were not in distress.“We were begging the doctors to do something and save the babies,” Rajendram said. “We felt helpless. We didn’t know what else we could do.”Though Rajendram had yet to cross the 22-week threshold, the parents were told Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto had a specialist neonatal intensive care unit with available care.
Even still, doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital told the couple that giving birth before the 22-week mark would be a “death sentence” for the twins. Rajendram said she knew she had to “hold the babies in” until the 22nd week, or the 154th day, of pregnancy.
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