Baby with two heads and three arms born in India

Shaheen Khan and her husband Sohail are expecting twins. Therefore, she was shocked when she gave birth to a child with two heads on March 28 in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

In fact, this is the phenomenon of conjoined twins. The newborn baby has now been transferred to a hospital in Indore city to receive better care.

The baby is being closely monitored by the doctors

Dr. Lahoti said: “Such cases are rare and the condition of the newborn is unstable, especially in the early days. We are not planning any surgery.”

During her pregnancy, Ms. Shaheen conducted an examination health of mother and baby. On ultrasound, the fetus looked like twins, so the doctors did not anticipate this unusual situation.

Dr. Naved Qureshi assessed the child’s condition as very critical. In this case, many babies die in the womb or within 48 hours of birth.

Although surgery is possible, 60 to 70% of children with the same condition do not survive.

In 2019, a 21-year-old woman in India also gave birth to a baby with 2 heads and 3 arms.

According to the American Journal of Medical Genetics, the rate of conjoined twins is estimated to be one in 50,000 to 100,000 births. Of these, about 11% are conjoined twins, most commonly joined at the chest or abdomen. . Each pair can have 2-4 arms and 2-3 legs.

Conjoined twins from a fertilized egg begin to split into two embryos a few weeks later, but the process stops before it’s complete.

The success of separation surgery depends on where the twins are joined.

An Yen (According to Daily Mail, Indiatoday)