Woman in UP delivers conjoined twins

Health workers in Aligarh initial believed the woman would deliver twins, but it turned out to be a complicated case when the baby was found to have two heads and four hands.

Aligarh: A woman in the Community Health Center of Thana Tappal in Aligarh gave birth to conjoined twins, which had two heads and four arms.

On Monday night, a woman named Shama was admitted to the community health centre for labour pains by a health worker.

After much difficulty, Shama gave birth to the baby.

Preeti Singh, staff nurse said, when the woman arrived after midnight with labour pains, they were told it was twin babies. Ultrasound results also confirmed this. However, when she started birthing, only one head came out naturally and delivering the baby became difficult. Both the mother and the baby are healthy said, health workers.

News of the baby spread like wildfire and by morning crowds thronged the hospital.

Tappal Community Health Center Superintendent Dr Brijesh Kumar said that the baby was born at 2:10 a.m and it's healthy.

"We are going to refer the baby to a higher Aligarh centre where we will get opinions on whether the baby can undergo any surgery," he said.

He added that usually, babies with deformity or health condition like a hole in the heart can be seen in level two of the scanning and parents decide if they want to go ahead with the pregnancy. But, due to lack of knowledge and awareness most people do not go for level 2 scanning.