Identical twins give birth hours apart in same Massachusetts hospital as their partners called William watch on

Rachel McGeoch and Beccy Pistone had their babies William and Andi delivered in adjacent wards in Mt Auburn Hospital

Ms McGeoch (l) said she and her twin sister Ms Pistone have gone through life ‘doing it together’ (Rachael McGeoch/Facebook)

Identical twin sisters gave birth just hours apart in the same hospital – while their partners, who are both called William, were at their side.

Rachel McGeoch and Beccy Pistone, 34, had their deliveries in adjacent wards at Mount Auburn Hospital, in Massachusetts in the US.

Ms Pistone had earlier travelled to the clinic with her husband William ‘Todd’ Pistone to comfort her sister Ms McGeoch as she went into labour – and then went into labour herself.

She was put into a room next door to Ms McGeoch, who was with her fiance William Bubenicek – but still managed to celebrate when Ms McGeoch gave birth hours later.

“Bec and crew were banging on the walls as they heard our baby William born!” Ms McGeoch wrote on Facebook about the delivery on 15 August.

The following afternoon Ms McGeoch went with her newborn to visit her twin sister Ms Pistone after her labour had run into complications

“Bec had not made much progress, the baby was in the wrong position and she was stalled,” said Ms McGeoch. “We knew she needed some inspiration.”

Hours later at just before 7pm she gave birth to her baby Andi. Ms McGeoch wrote how the infants were born within less than a day of each other. “They are only 20 hours apart!!”

But Ms McGeoch said she was not surprised at the apparent coincidence with her twin Ms Pistone. She told the Daily News: “We were always super close and went through life doing it together.”

She added on Facebook: “There are so many awesome things about being a twin but this might take the cake!

"Big thanks to our families who were all there supporting us and to all the Midwives, Nurses and staff at Mt Auburn Hospital who understood the twin connection and made this all possible!!"