Adiah Laelynn and Adrial Luka Nadarajah, the world's most premature twins (credit: Shakina Rajendram and Kevin Nadarajah) When Adiah Laelynn and Adrial Luka Nadarajah came into this world, they weighed a combined 1.66 pounds and were smaller than the palms of their parents’ hands.Little did their parents know, the micro preemies and "miracle" twins would end up breaking two Guinness World Records, and their incredible story would be shared around the world.Adiah and Adrial were born in Toronto, Canada 126 days early – one day earlier than the twins who previously held the Guinness World Record.
The siblings also hold the record for the lightest combined birth weights of twins.After nearly six months in the hospital with critical complications, the world’s most premature twins celebrated their first birthdays this month.Mom Shakina Rajendram said her pregnancy was seemingly normal and healthy for the first five months – the babies were in good health and there was no indication she was at risk for preterm birth."Everything was tracking very nicely," Shakina told FOX TV Stations. "It took us by surprise.
It took the doctors by surprise. To this day no one knows why."READ MORE: Pregnant Door Dasher can't make delivery after car wreck, Sterling Heights PD finish the jobAfter she began bleeding, Shakina went into labor at 21 weeks and 5 days gestation – more than four months before her due date.
Generally, babies aren’t considered viable if they’re born earlier than 24 weeks.Doctors said there was nothing they could do to save them; they’d be given comfort care before they passed away.