INASIKITISHA TUKIO KATIKA PICHA: MTOTO ALIYEZALIWA AKIWA NA VICHWA VIWILI AFARIKI DUNIA BAADA YA SIKU 20
The Indian conjoined twins born with one body and two heads have died after battling to survive for a remarkable 20 days.
The babies, born by C-section weighed 7lbs 7oz when they were born on March 13th.
They were born with one body, two heads, two necks, two spines and two separate oesophaguses and trachea. But they had only one heart and stomach and one lung each.
Tragic: The Indian conjoined twins born with one body and two heads have died after battling to survive for a remarkable 20 days
Conjoined: The twins were born with one body, two heads, two necks, two spines and two separate oesophaguses and trachea. But they had only one heart and stomach and one lung each
Loss: Tragically, their mother Urmila Sharma, 28, decided she could not bear to meet her babies at all before they died. The twins' father, Subhash, 32, said: ¿The news did not come as a shock, but we were still devastated'
Weak: Doctors treating the twins say they suffered respiratory problems and died of heart failure
Dr Shikha Malik, who delivered the twins, said: 'Although we suspected they wouldn¿t survive because of their medical complexities, we were still hoping we could save them'
Daily mail