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´Snake´ conjoined twins
An astonished mother has told how
she gave birth to conjoined twins despite being told by medics she was expecting
two normal babies.
Scans and ultrasound tests had failed to pick up that
the babies were joined at the waist, forming one long body with a head at each
end.
Doctors in Xiaogan, eastern China, have so far been unable to say
even what sex the tots are as they have been born without any external sexual
organs.
The siblings - dubbed the snake twins in local media - were born
at Daoqiao Township Hospital on June 19 with a combined weight of 13lbs
2oz.
Mum Yang Wei had been expecting two healthy, normal twins after a
series of routine medical checks during her pregnancy.
"It is a huge
shock. We are discussing what we can do to separate them but that costs a great
deal of money and we are not rich," she said.
These astonishing pictures
show that both babies have their own arms, legs, trunks and heads and appear
completely normal until the waist.
Further tests and scans will be needed
before surgeons can assess whether the twins would be suitable for an operation
to separate them.
Dad Zhang Jianjun, 29, says he's been told the op is
likely to cost at least 50,000 GBP.
"I am a farmer and we don't have that
sort of money but we want to help our children," he said.
Austrian Times
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