Twins Arrived After 87-Day Interval

In 2012, an Irish woman named Maria Jones-Elliott delivered her daughter Amy after four months of pregnancy, but her contractions stopped before the second twin arrived. This allowed Katie to remain in the womb until doctors induced labor 87 days after Amy's birth. Amy weighed just 1 lb 3 oz, while Katie weighed 5 lb 10 oz and joined her sister in the same incubator. The delayed-interval delivery surpassed the previous 84-day record, although Guinness was still awaiting formal confirmation when the story appeared in 2013.

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