Danel and María had not yet opened their eyes when their hands were already searching for each other.
The little pair was born by C-section at Zuatzu Clinic in San Sebastián, Spain, in May 2013, because they were breech. As soon as they were placed together in the heated crib, each looked in a different direction, but their arms naturally intertwined. A nurse, moved by the scene, asked the twins’ father, Mario Morales, for his cellphone to capture the moment.
Dr. Javier Rodríguez, who delivered the babies, says that in his entire career he had never seen anything like it.
“It was almost instinctive; they reached for each other. It’s as if they wanted to extend beyond the womb that feeling of being siblings”.
Naiara, their mother, confirms her doctor’s words. “You put them together in bed and they smile at each other, hold hands, and I find it very funny. I don’t know if it’s because they’re them or if the same thing happens to all twins, but it certainly draws attention”, she describes.
The photo went around the world, something the family had never imagined. Months later, their connection remained intact, as if the womb had taught them something that even their parents could not have explained.