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B – The twins’ birth was a traumatic one. At nearly 38 years old and a belly double the normal size, Siobhán was put on bedrest at only 14 weeks pregnant. At 29 weeks, complications caused the birth to become a medical emergency and she went into cardiac arrest. As soon as she came to, the doctors decided to deliver the twins early. The epidural then sent her into a stroke.

While she was unconscious, she needed to be cut hip to hip if the babies were to survive. “Usually, everyone who gets a C-section has this really cute bikini scar. Mine is not that. I have a massive, beautiful one,” Siobhán said.