Midwife gives birth to identical triplets

A midwife has beaten odds of around 200 million to one to give birth to identical triplets.

Carmela Testa, 23, gave birth to Gabriella, Alessia and Olivia, who were all naturally conceived, seven weeks prematurely.



Identical triplets occur when one fertilised egg splits to create three embryos which grow separately but normally in the womb.

Non-identical triplets occur after three separate eggs are fertilised. This is increasingly common during IVF treatment.