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Baby born with two heads

by Staff reporter
15 Mar 2014 at 09:16hrs | Views

28-year-old Urmila Sharma who gave birth to conjoined twins in India had no idea because she was too poor to afford an ultrasound.

"She is presently alive and healthy," Dr. Ashish Sehgal said of the twins, although doctors do not expect them to survive.

The twins each have a head but share one body and all their vital organs, so separation is not possible.

The Cygnus J.K. Hindu Hospital in Sonipat, Haryana, India, is where the conjoined babies were born.

A very "meticulous and challenging" surgery could save the babies' lives, but doctors cannot operate until the girls are stable, Sehgal - who's also the CEO of the Cygnus J.K. Hindu Hospital in Sonipat, Haryana - told the Daily News.

The twins are currently in the hospital's intensive care unit.

Sehgal said keeping them alive was "a real tough challenge," but said he is "hoping for success with crossed fingers."

Doctors said it was too late do anything by the time Sharma delivered the twins via Caesarean section. They were born weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces and have not been named.

The twins have two necks and two spines.


Source - NYDN