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Stunned:
An Indian woman has given birth to conjoined twins fused together at
the stomach, but have two hearts, two lungs and healthy limbs
Newborns:
Shocked Mohini Singh, 20 told doctors she didn't have an ultrasound
check during the pregnancy as her husband, Pradeep, 25, a daily wage
labour could not afford the regular check-ups
- Mohini Singh, 20 was stunned when she gave birth to the twins
- Her husband couldn't afford ultrasound check ups during the pregnancy
- The twins have two hearts, two lungs and healthy limbs but share a liver
- An operation to separate them is highly expensive
- The father only earns £50 a month and doesn't know what to do
An
Indian woman has given birth to conjoined twins who are fused together
at the stomach, but have two hearts, two lungs and healthy limbs.
Mohini
Singh, 20, was admitted to a hospital in Agra, northern India, on
Wednesday evening after complaining of severe labour pains in her eighth
month of gestation.
But
after nearly an hour-long Caesarean operation, Mohini was stunned to
find her newborn was not one, but two daughters attached at the stomach.
Shocked
Mohini told doctors she didn't have an ultrasound check during the
pregnancy as her husband, Pradeep Singh, 25, a daily wage labour could
not afford the regular check-ups.
'I
had never imagined I would have twins let alone them being joined with
each other. I had a very problem-free pregnancy and never thought of
regular check-ups.
'I am heartbroken. They are beautiful but I am not sure how long will they survive,' said an inconsolable Mohini.
Doctors
at Jai Devi Hospital where the babies were born, claimed the twins
suffered from the condition Thoracopagus, the chances of such births are
one in half a million.
Dr
Sashi Gupta, the gynaecologist, said: 'It is a very rare case of
conjoined twins. In my 30 year-long career, I have never come across any
conjoined twins. This is probably the first case in Agra as well.'
Despite
conjoined twins often facing a slim chance of survival due to
complications, the twins' separate hearts and lungs give them a better
chance of survival.
Dr
Gupta added: 'Though the chances of survival can be grim in these
cases, they might live if they are separated within 34 weeks as they
have separate hearts and other organs but share the same liver. The
operation would be critical and expensive.'
But the operation for their separation is only possible in bigger hospitals in New Delhi, the capital city of the country.
Pradeep
said: 'We were very excited for the arrival of our first child but
never imagined God will give us twins who would be joined with each
other.
'We
do not know what to do now. Doctors are saying they might survive if
taken to an advanced hospital but I do not have money to foot the
hospital bills.
'But
I will not abandon my children. I will take best care of them for as
long as they survive. I don't know if government will help a poor man
like me,' said a tearful Pradeep, who earns a paltry £50 a month.
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