Great challenge faced by a group of doctors at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh, India, after a new mother gave birth to a baby that had 2 heads, 2 hearts and 3 arms, something that has generated an impact.
Shaheen Khan is the name of the mother of this baby, who told local media that when she found out she was pregnant for the first time, her doctor told her that she would have twins after perform an ultrasound; however, she did not know about the complication of her little ones.
This condition is known as dicephalic parapagus and consists of 2 babies being joined by a single torso; Generally, newborns born with this situation usually die within a few hours or days of delivery; however, this baby is still alive and is admitted to a hospital where doctors are monitoring him.
The mother also remains hospitalized.
For the time being, the doctors who attended this delivery have ruled out performing any surgery on the child; In addition, the reports have not yet made it clear whether they are conjoined twins or a single minor, although due to their characteristics, they could be talking about partial twins.
“These types of cases are rare and the condition of the babies remains uncertain, especially in the first few days. Because of this, we have kept them under observation. We have not planned any surgery on the patient”, indicated Dr. Lahoti, one of the doctors who is treating this case.
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