Conjoined twins were born at a hospital
in northern India on Wednesday
morning.
"Yes this report is perfectly true that we
have delivered a female baby having two
heads," Dr. Ashish Sehgal, the CEO of
Cygnus JK Hindu Hospital, told
ABCNews.com in an email. "She is
presently alive and healthy."
The New York Daily News reports that
the babies' mom, Urmila Sharma,
couldn't afford an ultrasound and didn't
know she was delivering conjoined twins.
"We only came to know she was carrying
conjoined twins after an ultrasound two
weeks ago but it was too late to do
anything by then," Dr Shikha Malik, who
delivered the baby, said.
According to the Daily Mail, the twins
have "two heads, two necks and two
spines," but just one body and their
chances for survival are slim.
Sehgal told the Daily News that a
"meticulous and challenging" surgery
could be the key to saving the twins' life,
but the procedure can't take place until
they are in stable condition.
