A pair of Californian twins have made the news by being born in different years despite being delivered mere minutes apart. Anyone who’s a younger twin can understand the frustration of being born only a few minutes after their sibling, with the elder of two lording over the fact for their whole lives.
Nonetheless, not many will be able to empathise with being born in an entirely new year. When Maria Esperanza Flores Rios went into labour on New Year’s Eve at 7pm, she probably wasn’t expecting the surprise that was coming her way.
However, when Joaquin was delivered at 11.58pm on December 31, she and her husband Joaquin suspected that there was a possibility that their twins would be celebrating separate birthdays. Aitana was subsequently born at 12.16am on January 1 at the Delano Regional Medical Centre. Maria was originally due on January 27 and then was scheduled for a caesarean on January 10. It was therefore quite a shock when she went into labour on New Year’s Eve.
Source: The Independent
