Youngest Twins Ever Born In Britain Are Tiny Miracles

Claire and James Weir’s baby girls aren’t just a little special, they are miracle twins who defied all the odds.

Born premature and just a few days shy of the legal abortion limit at 24 weeks, Imogen and Annabelle are the youngest twins ever recorded in Great Britain. Weighing in at just about one pound each, the girls have been called “truly incredible” and “a miracle” for surviving.

The tiny girls were so underdeveloped and fragile when they were born last April that their lives were in the hands of doctors who performed blood transfusions and emergency surgeries. They spent the next four months after their birth in the hospital, where according to The Sun UK, the twins couldn’t even wear clothing in fear of infection on their delicate skin.

31-year-old Claire told The Sun her daughters were the youngest twins ever born in Scotland. “I’d never heard of twins so small surviving. It didn’t seem possible for one, let alone two,” she said.
“The consultant told us that if the girls had been born just two years ago they wouldn’t have survived — that’s how fast medical technology is advancing.”

Today, the Weir twins are doing so much better than anyone could have imagined. “They have surprised everyone. They will always be our little miracles,” said Claire.