Siamese twins born in East Java

Kediri, E Java (ANTARA News) - A baby girl Siamese twins who were born through a cesarean operation at Amelia Hospital in Kediri district (East Java) on Saturday have been referred to Dr Soetomo Hospital in East Java provincial capital Surabaya for further handling, Director of Amelia Hospital Dr Retriatmojo said here on Sunday.

"We sent the twins to Surabaya`s Dr Soetomo Hospital at 8 pm last night for further handlding," Retriatmojo said.

He said that the baby girls who were joined in the stomach were healthy.

They were daughters of a 19-year mother, Puji Puspitawati, and her husband Sunoto (24), residents of Ringinpitu village, Plemahan subdistrict, Kediri.(*)END