Brahmapur: A baby boy with two heads was born at MKCG Medical College and Hospital Sunday to a woman from Kandhamal district, evoking the memories of conjoined twins Jaga and Balia, born there in 2015. The newborn has two heads and spinal columns, but a single heart and liver, alongside an absent anal opening.
Admitted to the Special Newborn Care Unit, he has been referred to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for advanced treatment. Weighing 2.6kg, the baby was born prematurely to 22-year-old Trilochan Majhi and his wife Runi, 21, from Tidipadar village in Tumudibandha block. Surgery department head Dr Manas Ranjan Das stated that the condition, known as parapagus twins, is extremely rare, occurring in about one in 300,000 cases. A special medical team has been assigned to oversee his care.
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