Baby born with ‘three heads’ in India

NEW DELHI: A baby girl born ‘with three heads’, apparently due to an unknown medical condition, has surprised the doctors in India.

According to a report by The Sun, a woman was taken to a health care center in Uttar Pradesh after suffering extreme pain before going into labor.

However, family members and the doctors were left in shock when she delivered a baby with three head’. The baby girl has two large protrusions formed from the back of her skull.

 

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‫في حالة نادرة .. أم في ولاية “أوتار براديش” الهندية، تُنجب طفلة بـِ “3 رؤوس”، مثيرةً صدمة في أوساط عائلتها بمنطقة “إيتاه”، من جهته أكّد الكادر الطبي البدء بإجراء الفحوصات قبل العملية الجراحية لفصل الرؤوس.‬ ‫⁧‫#مصدر_للأخبار‬⁩ ‬

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Doctors said that they would conduct a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan to determine the exact medical condition of the new-born.
Doctors said the mother had experienced a normal pregnancy, which only added to the surprise.

Both the mother and baby were taken to a nearby hospital that was better equipped to treat the baby, the report added.

According to reports, babies diagnosed with encephalocele have a 55 per cent survival rate.