HCM City, Jan. 15 -- Doctors at Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully saved a newborn in an exceptionally rare medical case, in which the birth of the second twin was delayed by eight weeks after the first twin was lost mid-pregnancy.

This outcome is considered extraordinary as the global medical community has documented only a few dozen successful cases of delayed delivery in twin pregnancies, with delays typically lasting just one to four weeks.

The information was shared by the hospital's leadership on January 14.

The 21-year-old mother from the southern province of Tay Ninh became pregnant with dichorionic diamniotic twins through in vitro fertilisation in June 2025. During the first trimester, both fetuses developed...