Twin births are already a rarity, happening in just 33 out of every 1,000 deliveries. Identical twins? Even more exceptional—just 3 to 4 sets per 1,000 births. But what happened to one young mother from Florida was even more extraordinary.
At just 23 years old, Savannah Combs discovered she was expecting not just twins, but identical twins. As the excitement settled in, she learned something else—both of her unborn daughters had Down syndrome, a combination so rare it’s estimated at 1 in 2 million.
Understandably, the news came as a shock. Savannah and her husband, Justin Ackerman, knew their daughters might be judged harshly by others. But rather than feel defeated, Savannah embraced what made her babies unique.