Doctors to decide on conjoined twins operation on Tuesday
Doctors will decide whether to operate on the conjoined twins on Tuesday
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Sunday, 30, Nov 2008 10:28
Doctors are set to decide on Tuesday whether to conduct an operation to separate a pair of conjoined twins.
18-year-old Laura Williams became the youngest woman to give birth to conjoined twins on Wednesday and has spoken about her joy at their birth.
In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Ms Williams from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, said she was glad she rejected advice about having an abortion due to the high probability of conjoined twins not living past the first 24 hours after their birth
Speaking about her feelings after the birth, Laura said: "It was just brilliant. It's amazing ... we've got two beautiful girls.
"After I came round from the operation they wheeled me in to see them. They had tucked Hope's arm underneath and it was Faith's arm that I could see. I touched her and I took her hand and she was grasping it. They were both blowing little bubbles.
"They were so beautiful, I couldn't stop looking at them. After everything everyone said, I'm so glad they've proved them all wrong."
The children are currently being looked after by Agostino Pierro, a specialist in paediatric surgery at Great Ormond Street hospital.
Mr Pierro said the children shared a liver, intestines and blood vessels which could raise fears for their health in the next few days.
He said: "The current concern is that the two hearts and the joined circulation raise a risk that the children might suddenly deteriorate and need emergency separation surgery.
"Although the team would prefer to leave surgery until the children are older and stronger, increasingly we believe that this may be risky.
"A meeting will be held on Tuesday, to decide whether to attempt a planned separation this week, but it will be the parents who finally decide," he added.