Twins born in New York state will share plenty of things in life, but the same birthday is not one of them.

Tammy Muldowney gave birth to her first baby, daughter Kennedy Clare, at the Women and Children's Hospital in Buffalo at around 7.30pm on Tuesday. She and her husband Bryan expected the second baby soon afterwards, but it was nearly 12 hours later when son Kellan Michael was born.

The doctor who delivered the babies said it is not uncommon to see twins born up to a couple of hours apart, but 12 hours is rare. Both babies are doing well.

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