Jane Woodhead, 38, went for a smear test and was astounded to be told she had two wombs. The condition can cause complications during pregnancy, but baby Grace, now 12 weeks old, was born healthy
A woman who went for a routine smear test was astounded to be told she had two wombs and two cervixes.
Jane Woodhead, 38, had no idea she was suffering from a condition called uterus didelphys.
It means a woman can be born with any combination of two wombs, two separate cervixes and sometimes two vaginas.
It also makes it possible to be pregnant twice at the same time - with a baby in each womb.
When the female foetus is developing, two tubes normally join to create one larger, hollow organ - the uterus (top picture). But in a minority of women, including Ms Woodhead, the tubes don't join - allowing two hollow organs to form instead. This means the woman is born with two wombs (bottom picture)
After being diagnosed with the condition - which carries risks of complications during pregnancy - Ms Woodhead was told she would need IVF treatment if she ever wished to have children.
But weeks later, she found out she was already pregnant - and later gave birth to her 'miracle baby', Grace.
Ms Woodhead, from Barry, South Wales, said: 'When I was told about the uterus didelphys it was a huge surprise, as I'd been having routine smears for years and no one had picked it up.
'They said it was possible alternate ones had been checked, which was obviously a bit of a shock.
'To think it's something I was born with, but never knew, was bizarre.'
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