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Newborn baby feet.
Limpopo’s Health department says a set of conjoined male twins born at the Mankweng hospital, east of Polokwane, are in a stable condition.
The twins, joined at the abdomen, were born from a 29-year old woman.
The mother was referred from Maphutha Malatjie hospital outside Phalaborwa after diagnosis was made.
Department spokesperson Neil Shikwambana says further assessments are being done on the twins.
“The twins are successfully delivered and both are currently stable receiving care in the neo-natal intensive care unit at Mankweng hospital initial assessments indicate that the babies are joined at the abdomen. Further evaluations are being done by neurologists and padeatric surgeon to find the anatomy and formulate a comprehensive management,” says he adds.
Shikwambana says the mother is also in good condition is being taken care of by relevant specialist.
