Twins peak: Japanese sisters give birth on same day despite due dates 2 weeks apart
- Lifetime of coincidences for Kyoto sisters continues with double birth, women say will bring babies up as if they were twins
Twins are known for doing things together, but one pair in Japan have taken their closeness a step further by giving birth on the same day.
Japanese sisters Nanami Hamada and Minae Hatamoto, 25, had their babies within a few hours of each other, despite their due dates being two weeks apart.
The older sister Hamada, whose due date was January 18, did not start having labour pains until January 20. About an hour later, her younger sister Hatamoto, whose due date was February 4, began her labour.
The twins were rushed to the same hospital and each gave birth to healthy babies, a girl for Hamada and a boy for Hatamoto.
The siblings from Kyoto were shocked by the coincidence, and wondered if it was because they lived together every day – staying with their parents throughout their pregnancies – they told media outlet Kyoto Shimbun in June.