Fearing that the abnormality will leave her child, a woman born with two vaginas gives birth naturally –

A woman who was born with two vaginas and feared her medical condition would leave her childless, described her joy after a normal delivery.

Stephanie Haxton, 29, from Alaska, and her partner, 31-year-old Ben Luedtke, welcomed Stella after a “perverse” pregnancy last August.

The daughter had formed only in the left womb, which, according to her, gave her baby an untidy appearance.

The beautician was diagnosed with uterine didelphy at the age of 23 after seeing a gynecologist for her unusual vaginal pain.

Uterine didelphis is the name given to the time a woman is born with two wombs. Patients with the rare condition may also have a double cervix and vagina, as with Ms. Haxton.

The condition, which affects one in every 5,000 people, puts women at risk of miscarriage or premature birth because the uterus is smaller than normal, but most have successful pregnancies.

However, it can be more difficult to conceive because the layer of tissue that covers the inner lining of the uterus is sometimes not fully developed or the shape of the uterus is irregular.

Patients normally deliver by cesarean section if they have the condition due to potential complications, which makes Ms. Haxton’s natural birth even more special.

Ms. Haxton has always had a heavy period, but she never thought about it before her diagnosis.

However, she later learned that the heavy bleeding was due to two uterine bleedings.

Doctors found that she had two uteruses with two cervixes and a vagina, separated by a piece of skin called a septum.

The septum did not extend to the opening, so she was unaware of whether she used tampons during her menstrual period or not.

The doctors told her that there was a possibility that she might not drink beer to get pregnant naturally and that they were afraid she would never have children.

Ms. Haxton said, “When I was told at such a young age, I always thought to myself that I could not have children, so I never really hoped to have children.

“I just thought it would happen. I was told that if I needed a baby, I had to go through some pretty tough tests.

“So I set it aside and moved on. After a while, I started my own company.

She got pregnant at 27 but miscarried.

However, despite everything, Mrs. Haxton soon became pregnant with Stella.

“It was the day I realized I wasn’t having my period, so I decided to take a pregnancy test and then found out I was pregnant.

“I was classified as a high-risk pregnancy, so I had an ultrasound every week.

“Also, I was told it would be difficult to deliver the baby because the womb it’s in is so small.”

Doctors feared that Stella would have trouble developing due to a lack of space in her womb or come back as she aged.

“Stella was on my left cervix, which meant she was only growing on the left side of my stomach, so when I was pregnant I was really crooked,” Ms. Haxton said.

Uterine didelphis is a rare condition in which a woman is born with two wombs. These may have cervixes of their own or, in rare cases – as in Stephanie’s case – even vaginas.

Stella was born nine days late, a healthy 41-week-old baby, despite concerns she might be premature.

Ms. Haxton, pictured with her partner Ben, has always suffered from heavy periods, but she hadn’t thought about it before she was diagnosed.

“Stella was on my left cervix, which meant she was only growing on the left side of my stomach, so when I was pregnant I was really crooked,” Ms. Haxton said.

“A healthy baby girl was born with no real problems, but I had to cut my septum for it to heal,” said Ms. Haxton. The “crooked” pregnancy in the photo.

Despite fears that she would be born prematurely, Stella was born nine days late at 41 weeks.

Doctors took her into labor and the birth went smoothly.

Ms. Haxton said: “A healthy baby girl was born without any real problems, but I had to cut my septum so she could get over it.

‘The two cervixes are separated from each other by a small piece of tissue called a septum. They thought I needed an emergency cesarean and everything was ready, but I managed to do it without him.

“About one in 5,000 women has this condition, and I was the first hospital I was hospitalized with this disease.

“Looking back, I was very lucky, the team has been very supportive. He was very gentle, very professional even though many did not know what the circumstances were.

“He was fine and finally came late. He is a very healthy child, I am very grateful to you,” he said.