Conjoined girls in critical state

Philippine doctors have delivered conjoined twin girls who share a body with two heads, a hospital spokeswoman said yesterday.

The twins were delivered on Tuesday night by cesarean section to a 29-year old mother and were transferred to the Philippine Heart Center because they have congenital heart defects, Manila hospital spokeswoman Dr Antoinette Pacapac said.

She described the twins yesterday as being in a frail condition and in need of observation. She said doctors were surprised to find the conjoined twins because the abnormality was not visible on an ultrasound image.

Pacapac said it is the first such case in the hospital, and she was unaware of any similar cases in the Philippines.

(Edit:Ruby)