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Ewoldt twins

Ewoldt twins

On 24 November 2018, the Ewoldt twins were born at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, at a gestational age of 22 weeks 1 day, or 155 days. The girls were 125 days premature.

At birth, Keeley (Twin A) weighed 490 g (1 lb 1.3 oz) and Kambry (Twin B) weighed 379 g (13.4 oz). Their bodies gelatinous and fragile, one could barely see their finger and toenails without a magnifying glass.

Babies born at 22 weeks are at the threshold of viability, and in the United States, their survival rate in that range is just 14%.

With the on-going care provided by Dr. Klein, several NICU nurses and medical staff at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, the twins continue to show great progress.

"They are doing great," proudly exclaimed the twins’ mother, Jade Ewoldt. "Being at home, they are becoming more like four-six-month-old babies."

Jade continued: "They are on oxygen. It’s pretty common for children born within 22-24 weeks stay on oxygen for up to two years. They ween the oxygen down as the baby gets older and stronger and capable of breathing on their own air a lot more.

"They are really happy babies, they have a 4-year-old sister (Kollins) and 6-year-old brother (Koy) who are teaching them all the right and wrong things. It stays pretty busy around here."

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