Conjoined twins born at MKCG Hospital in Odisha die during treatment
Bhubaneswar: The conjoined twins with two heads and a single torso, born at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Berhampur on October 11, died at the hospital during treatment today. The baby was born to a couple from Gummu Gram Panchayat under Tumudibandh block in Kandhamal district. The rare condition, medically known as dicephalic parapagus, involves conjoined twins with two heads attached to a shared body.
The baby was born prematurely through a Caesarean section when the mother, a 22-year-old woman, was over 32 weeks into her first pregnancy. The newborn weighed 2.25 kg at…
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- biswajeet swain
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- Sunday, 18 October 2026, 12:28 pm IST
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