Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a rare prenatal condition affecting identical twins. If left untreated, the survival rate for TTTS twins hovers between 10-15 percent. The decision to treat Keeley and Kambry while in utero was a given, but it came with a plethora of risks.
At 17-weeks’ gestation, Jade Ewoldt, underwent surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to separate and seal the twins' anomalous vessels. The most evident threat associated with this surgery is that it often causes premature birth. Pushing the boundaries of medicine, and earning a Guinness World Record in the process, the twins arrived on 24 November 2018, at just 22 weeks and one day.
Hear what it took from the entire University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) staff to get the twins into this world and how their entire community has embraced them as members of Keeley & Kambry’s Tribe. Today, the twins live typical lives of average 3-year-olds and development is ahead of schedule.
Jade continues to share the twins’ story in hopes of saving more babies and supporting families going through similar struggles. Listen in to hear this story of pushing the boundaries of what is humanly possible and changing the future of humanity for the better.
