(LifeNews) Waterford, Ireland, mother Maria Jones-Elliot was pregnant with twins when her water broke at 23 weeks and five days into her pregnancy.
"I started feeling unwell at work and I felt extreme pressure on my abdomen but I thought that must be normal as I was having twins. But I was worried enough to get an appointment at my GP who told me to go straight to hospital and get it checked out.
"To my horror when I got there just hours later, my waters broke. I was immediately admitted," she told the UK Daily Mail.
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