Parents Dump Their Conjoined Twins At a Hospital in Bangladesh

Conjoined twin boys have been dumped by their parents at a hospital in Bangladesh.

The infants were abandoned in the paediatric surgery unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh’s capital city last Sunday.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Deputy Director Khaja Abdul Gafursaid said that the twins were born in an unknown clinic in Dhaka and were taken to the DMCH on Friday night. “Later, their parents fled leaving the twins at the infant ward,” the doctor said.

Nasima Akther Beauty, the nurse who is taking care of the twins, said that the twins are able to move, urinate and cry.

The Daily Star reported that currently, the twins have no guardian and are now under the supervision of ward master Zillur Rahman.

Prof Shahnoor Islam, who is supervising the treatment of the infants, has stated that the babies have breathing problems and may also have heart complications. She also said it would be extremely difficult to surgically separate the twins, “…..as they are sharing same abdomen.”

The case comes after conjoined twin girls were born in the country and taken to the DMCH. The Dhaka Tribune reported that these twins were born on September 28 at home with the assistance of a midwife. Their parents Raju Miah, a farmer, and his wife Shahida Begum in Gaibandha said that the girls were under the care of Associate Professor Dr Shainoor Islam.

Source: Dailymail.co.uk