Twin girls Maddylain and Kailah were born at the Mater Mother's Hospital in August 2007. 11 weeks premature and weighing just 845 grams and 1249 grams respectively, the girls had to battle incredible odds to survive.

Both baby girls received specialist care from the Mater Mother’s Maternal Foetal Medicine Unit with Maddylain needing blood transfusions while Kailah nearly died of a lung condition in her first few days of life. Maddylain also developed septicaemia (or blood poisoning) causing her to spend another week in the Mater Mothers’ than her sister Kailah.

In total Kailah spent 10 weeks at the Mater while sister Maddylain spent 11 weeks in hospital.

Whilst both girls are now thriving, mum Renae still credits the staff at Mater as instrumental in helping her babies get healthy.

"When the girls came home, my husband Josh and I were elated. We were so relieved and so lucky to have been at the Mater," she said. "The thorough care and attention we received at the Mater gave us our babies."

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