This rare type of identical twins not only share a placenta, but also share the same amniotic sac and sadly carry a higher risk of complications, such as miscarriage, ...COVID-19:LatestinformationandsupportfromTwinsTrustYou'rehere:HomepageTwinsTrustBlogPregnancyBlogsMypregnancywithMCMAtwinsMypregnancywithMCMAtwins11thFeburary2021Bristol mumPortiaRichardsonhopessharingherjourneyofsuccessfullygivingbirthtoMonochorionicMonoamniotic(MCMA)twinswillhelpreassureotherfamilies.IndiaandMilaarenowsixmonthsoldandthrivingathomewithPortiaanddadAlex.Thisraretypeofidenticaltwinsnotonlyshareaplacenta,butalsosharethesameamnioticsacandsadlycarryahigherriskofcomplications,suchasmiscarriage,stillbirth,fetalanomaliesthanidenticaltwins,butalsohaveariskofcordentanglement.“Ihadanearlyscanateightweekswhenwefoundoutitwastwins,whichwasahugeshockbutweweresodelightedasIhadpolycysticovarysyndromeandhadbeentoldgettingpregnantmightbedifficult,”saidPortia.“Atthe16-weekscan,whichmyhusbandAlexwasn’tallowedtoattendbecauseoftheCovidpandemic,IwastolditwasanMCMApregnancyandlearnedaboutalltherisksattachedtothis.ThisiswhereIthinktheythoughtthey’dsoftentheblowbyalsotellingmethatwewerehavinggirls.BeingaloneandhearingthatwasveryhardtotakeinbutIwasexcitedtotellAlexwewerehavinggirls.IthenimmediatelywenthomeandGoogledeverything,whichyoushouldn’tdo!“ButthisiswhereIdiscovereditwasjustsorareandcouldnotfindmuchinformationaboutitfromthiscountry.Ididknowthesetypeoftwinpregnanciescouldresultinahighmortalityrate.”PortiawasimmediatelytransferredtothefetalmedicinedepartmentatSouthmeadHospitalandwasscannedeverytwoweeks.“IfeltingoodhandsandreassuredbythecareIwasgettingandthenumberofscansIwashaving.ItwasdifficultgoingtothemwithoutAlexwithme.Hewasallowedintothe20-weekscanwhichwasgreat.“Thetwoweeksbetweeneveryscanwasdifficult;Itriedtorelaxasmuchaspossibleandnotworry,butitwashard.”At28weeksMilawasnotgrowingattheratesheshouldbe,butPortiawastoldtocarryon.At30weeksthescanshowednofluidwasleftbetweenthebabiesandPortiawasgivensteroids