article_snippet: Two sisters have defied the odds after giving birth within minutes of one another in the same hospital.
article_snippet: Midwives gave the sisters, who live in Wales, beds side by side to each other in the same ward at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital, after the births.
article_snippet: Sisters Iola Roberts (left) and Dwynwen Williams (right) gave birth three minutes apart in the same hospital in adjacent rooms.
article_snippet: The sisters, who were both overdue, had booked to be induced on separate dates but astonishingly both went into labour on February 19 this year .
article_snippet: Neither sister knew the other was pregnant, and the announcements were a huge surprise.
article_snippet: They went through ante-natal appointments together, also at the same hospital.
article_snippet: Older sister Iola, who works as a nurse, said that despite Older sister Iola, who works as a nurse due dates being so close Older sister Iola, who works as a nurse had never expected to go into labour at the same time.
article_snippet: Older sister Iola, who works as a nurse said: 'Everyone kept joking Everyone might have the babies on the same day
article_snippet: But Both of my sons were overdue and the sisters were booked in to be induced three days apart.
article_snippet: However, the sisters went into labour before the sisters appointments came.
article_snippet: " 'The midwife was shocked until Iola realised it was my sister.'
article_snippet: the sisters were allowed on a ward together in the early stages of labour.
article_snippet: the sisters then gave birth in adjacent rooms, within three minutes of each other.
article_snippet: The mums were then given beds side by side in a maternity ward.
article_snippet: After giving birth both of the sisters were kept on a ward before travelling home the next day.
article_snippet: The midwives couldn't believe what was going on.
article_snippet: The midwives said The midwives'd never come across anything like it before, and people were taking photographs as the babies looked so similar and were almost the same weight.'
highlights_snippet: The cousins were then born next door to each other minutes apart .