A mum gave birth to rare simultaneous twins - born at EXACTLY the same time.

Molly and Micky McLaren were both born naturally at 11:53am on April 27 - confirmed on their birth certificates.

Medics told mum Diane McLaren, 33, to give a big push when they spotted a head crowning.

But they were amazed when two babies came out - like they were topping and tailing.

Molly came out feet first while Micky emerged head first.

Diane and two newborns, who are now 12 weeks old, are all doing well.

Now a mum-of-five, from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Diane said: "They are the exact same age - I'm glad!"

"I thought Micky was stuck. I gave a massive push and there was a big whoosh."

"I thought I'd delivered my son, but the team were all huddled together and then the midwife said, 'Both the babies are here now.'"

"I was a bit woozy and I said, 'What do you mean?'"

"She said, 'You have delivered them both at once. The foot belonged to your daughter'."

"She had somehow managed to turn herself breach and her foot came out the exact same time as his head.'"

"The hospital said they have never had a birth like it."

"There were doctors and nurses coming from all over the hospital to meet the new famous twins because they had heard of how they entered the world and wanted to see them for themselves."

"I registered their birth a few weeks later and the registry office staff were really shocked."

"They had to contact the hospital for confirmation before they could put on their birth certificates that they were born at the same time."

Diane and husband Daniel, 34, who works for Warburtons, lost a pregnancy in 2021 and were overjoyed to become pregnant again.

The expectant parents were delighted when an early scan showed not just one healthy baby - but two.

Diane was induced at 37 weeks at University Hospital Wishaw.

Molly and Micky were then born after more than 12 hours of labour.

She weighed 5lb 4oz, and he 6lb 11oz.

Diane felt she was pushing for hours and it was unusually painful.

She said: "I gave a big push because the midwife said she could see the boy's head crowning - she remained very calm throughout which really helped."

"I was very frightened because they were talking about whether it was his hand or his foot over his head, and I couldn't understand why things didn't seem to be going as expected."

"When they were born everyone got such a fright. Poor Daniel said he just saw two babies flop onto the bed at once and thought the worst."

"Molly had a very bruised foot and leg right up to her knee, and Micky was completely black in colour from the neck up due to the position he had been stuck in with her foot pressed against him."

"But they were both absolutely fine."

Diane, also mum to Georgia, 10, Adam, nine, and Rory, three, said she had a great pregnancy with the twins.

She said: "It was such a massive shock to be expecting two but we were so delighted. We had been very nervous about the scan."

"The pregnancy itself was pretty great. I had no sickness or swelling, just the usual heartburn and some pain in my hips towards the end."