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Odisha Woman Gives Birth to Rare Conjoined Twins
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News18•13-10-2026, 21:15
Odisha Woman Gives Birth to Rare Conjoined Twins
- •A 22-year-old woman from Kandhamal district gave birth to rare conjoined twin boys at MKCG Medical College and Hospital.
- •The newborns share a single trunk, heart, liver, and genitourinary tract, but have two heads, necks, and spinal columns.
- •Doctors stated that the twins weighed 2.250 kg at birth and their health condition is critical with extremely low chances of survival.
- •Medical experts noted that such rare conjoined twins occur in approximately one out of every 300000 births.
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The twin boys share a single trunk, two spinal columns, one heart, and one liver. They have one pair of arms and legs, a single genitourinary tract with male external genitalia, and no anal opening. They developed respiratory problems, and their chances of survival are extremely low.
The rare conjoined twins were born via cesarean section on Sunday night at the government-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur, Odisha. Following their birth, they were admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for specialized medical treatment.
Doctors have termed the occurrence of such conjoined twins extremely rare, estimating that it happens in approximately one out of every 3 lakh births.
