Surrogate mother gives birth to twins by different fathers
In Australia, a surrogate mother gave birth to twins from different parents: she became pregnant with her husband at the same time as undergoing IVF with an embryo from another couple, according to ABC News.
Consensus
- A surrogate mother in Queensland, Australia, gave birth to twins in November 2025.
- The twins were conceived from two different embryos: one from the surrogate's husband and her own egg, and the other from another couple's embryo via IVF.
- The children were born from the same pregnancy but have different biological parents.
- The case was brought before the Queensland court due to laws requiring twins born via surrogacy to be raised together.
- The court ruled that the children are not considered siblings and separation would not cause psychological harm.
- Both families agreed to tell the children about their origins and may allow them to meet in the future.
- The surrogate mother's own pregnancy was unplanned and occurred simultaneously with the IVF procedure.
Points of divergence
- The IVF procedure took place in April 2025. — tg_varlamov_news
- The twins were born in November 2025, and the story was not disclosed until the court case. — kommerant
- The surrogate mother was part of a different couple (V and G), and the child she carried with her husband was not her own biological child. — kommerant
- The surrogate mother was 27 years old. — tg_varlamov_news
Coverage (2 sources)
- In Australia, surrogate mother gave birth to twins from different parents: woman became pregnant by her husband at the same time as she underwent IVF with an embryo from another couple, reports ABC News. — Varlamov News
- Twins born in Australia from different parents — Коммерсантъ