Conjoined twin dies in hospital

by anamika.mis15 | December 26, 2008 at 07:24 am

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This is not the first time that conjoined dies,apart from this many other cases found.but its really sad.It is tough situation for mothers who face this kind of situation fot their babies.This type of caese is really critical to save the lives.

Conjoined twin dies in hospital

Faith (left) died 23 days after her sister Hope

Conjoined twin Faith Williams died on Christmas Day, 23 days after the death of her sister.

Faith and sister Hope were joined at the chest when they were born on 26 November. Hope died in an operation to separate them on 2 December.

Faith's mother Laura, 18, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and father Aled, from Anglesey, were at her bedside when she died.

Great Ormond Street Hospital said it was a sad but not unexpected outcome.

Further procedures

A hospital spokesman said: "We were always clear that Faith was very sick.

"She required the full range of skills of our intensive care staff, and underwent a number of further procedures. However, she succumbed to the complexities of her condition."

Faith underwent surgery earlier this month to assist with her circulation.

A spokeswoman for the hospital said: "The aim was to ensure more blood flowed to her body and less through her lungs."

Mrs Williams is believed to be the youngest mother of conjoined twins in Britain.