RARE PHENOMENON: Baby Boy Born With Head And Arms Of His 'Parasitic' Twin Attached To Him

A WOMAN in India shocked doctors when she gave birth to a baby boy, with the head and arms of his parasitic twin still attached to his chest.

The yet-to-be named baby is fully formed but has his twin, who is missing genital and legs, is still attached to his body.

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A woman in India gave birth to a baby boy with the head and arms of his parasitic twin still attached to his chest

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Baby boy born with head and arms of his parasitic TWIN still attached

Both the babies have separate heart and lungs but they share the same liver as well as much of their blood supply.

Doctors believe the chances of detaching the parasitic twin are high but admit the surgery will be lengthy and complicated.

Hemlata Singh, 28, had no scans throughout her pregnancy and was planning to give birth at home.

However, late last Saturday when the baby did not arrive, despite Hemlata suffering labour pains all day, her husband, a daily wage labour took her to hospital.

At Ummed Women's Hospital in Udaipur in Rajasthan she delivered the baby boy in the early hours of the morning.