Scottish Woman Gives Birth to Twins After Morning-After Pill Fails

Holly Firth, a 29-year-old bank worker from Ayrshire, Scotland, became pregnant with twins after a one-night stand at a friend's wedding, despite taking the morning-after pill the following day. She later discovered that the emergency contraception was ineffective because she had already ovulated, a lesser-known limitation of the pill. Initially, an early scan showed only one baby, but a subsequent scan revealed she was expecting twins. Holly's twin daughters were delivered via planned C-section, and she is raising them as a single mother after the father chose not to be involved, though she says the door is open for future contact. Firth now urges other women to be aware that the morning-after pill may not be effective if taken after ovulation. She describes her initial shock but now believes the pregnancy was 'meant to be' and cannot imagine life without her daughters.