[gatagato]

The mother reportedly had no idea she was carrying twins because she could not afford an ultrasound. Doctors say they don't believe the baby girls, who have two heads but one set of vital organs, will survive.

A woman gave birth to what seemed to be a girl with two heads in northern India on Wednesday.

Urmila Sharma, 28, was too poor to afford an ultrasound and had no idea she was carrying conjoined twins, reports said.


“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.


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.

British papers report the mother’s family is “very distressed.”

Some conjoined twins can be separated — depending on shared organs and where they’re connected — but most are stillborn or die shortly after birth.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-styl...#ixzz2vylA3IbP

[jesse]

oh mother of god. That is so very sad!

[30564U]

Yikes! They say that two heads are better than one, but I'm thinking that in reality it's a really really bad idea.

[30564U]

I didn't read the article before I posted the above silly comment, but if they can't separate them, what type of surgery can they do to save them? Is this a situation that happens very often?

[TwistedSisterr]

Abby and Brittany Hensel, its not impossible. I pray for those baby girls

[surfaces]

Originally Posted by TwistedSisterr ↗

Abby and Brittany Hensel, its not impossible. I pray for those baby girls

Thanks for finding them, I was trying to think of their names!

[gatagato]

Honestly i have no idea what surgery could save their lives.
The occurrence (Conjoined twins) is estimated to range from 1 in 50,000 births to 1 in 200,000 births, but this must be an extremely rare case (something similar happened in brazil in 2011), as they share all vital organs. These are dicephalic parapagus (dibrachius, as they have two arms).
There isn't much hope for these poor babies

[TwistedSisterr]

no gato, think positive

[TwistedSisterr]

sorry im a "weirdo" i believe in that crapola everyone laughs at.....
healing, esotericism, shamans, etc..... my bad

[winvens]

Unless these kids have major organ defects or whatnot, I don't see why they can't go on to live normal lives.
Sucks to be different but I'd like to think the Hansels would give these girls and their parents support.