Iowa babies born at 22 weeks are now thriving, healthy toddlers

Luna and Jacob Mendez made history last year as the first set of twins born at 22 weeks at Blank Children’s Hospital to survive. Now, the twins are 18 months old and thriving. “We didn’t think this day would happen, but thank God and the doctors and everybody that has helped us,” said their mother, Cristal Alvarez.

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