Although the case itself is already surprising, for the doctors the fact that both children remain alive is even more so.
a baby with two heads, three arms and two hearts was born on March 28 in Ratlam, a town in the state of Madhya Pradesh, in India.
Although the case itself is already surprising, for the doctors it is even more so that both children stay alive.
According to the British newspaper Daily Maileven before delivery the twins looked “fully formed”. However, at birth, the condition of dicephalus parapagusthat is, they were joined at the torso.
His parents, Babita Ahirwar and Jaswant Singh AhirwarThey said that it all started 18 months ago, when they got married. Then they found out regarding the pregnancy and at week 35 they were informed of the physical union of their children.
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“All we wanted was a normal, healthy baby, but the almighty wanted to punish us this wayI don’t know why,” Babita told local media.
One of the doctors treating the case, Dr. Lahoti, explained that “the condition of the babies remains uncertain, especially the first few days. Because of this, we have kept them under observation. For now, we have not planned any surgery on the patient”, according to statements made by the British newspaper.
The probability of dicephalous parapagus births it’s one in a million. For the separation, meanwhile, the chances of life are low: that one of the two survives occurs in the 75% of cases, which considers the death of the other, according to medical records from 1950.
In addition, following separation the survivor requires intensive rehabilitationdue to the malformations involved in sharing a body, the spine being one of the main points to monitor.
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