Only Three Hours Old, Twin With 2 Heads 1 Body Dies in Palembang

Twin Baby Doctor Team (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Twin babies who were born with two heads in one body at the Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital (RSMH) Palembang, South Sumatra died. Head of Public Relations Department of RSMH Palembang Ahmad Suhaimi in Palembang, Saturday said, the baby of the young couple ER (26) and AK (24) was declared dead by doctors on Friday, January 14 at noon at 11.20 western Indonesia time.

"The treating doctor stated that the baby died yesterday at 11.20 western Indonesia time or three hours after its birth at 08.20 western Indonesia time," said Ahmad as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, January 15.

According to him, currently, EK, the mother of the baby, is being treated intensively in the obstetric care room and her condition is starting to improve. "The condition of the baby's mother is currently starting to improve in the RSMB obstetric care room," he added.

Meanwhile, Dr. Indrayadi in an official statement published by RSMH said that the cause of death of the baby born by Caesarean with a bodyweight of 3600 grams, body length 44 cm, head circumference of the two babies 33 cm was suspected to be due to abnormal lung conditions (1 head). only 1 lung) and the presence of congenital heart defects.

According to him, when he was born on Friday, January 14, at 8:20 a.m., the baby didn't cry right away, so the team of doctors gave him breath support (oxygen) to help him breathe, and was then taken to the intensive care unit for the newborn.

"In the treatment room, the baby was not breathing again, then a breathing tube was attached to the two babies' heads and connected to a breathing machine," he said.

When given breath support on the right head, he continued, only the right chest wall was moving and the sound of breathing was only heard on the right.

Then when given breath support for the left head, only the left chest wall moved and breath sounds were only heard in the left chest so it was suspected that one head was connected to one lung.

Until X-rays were taken, two throats, two lungs, one heart, two spines, two stomachs, one hip bone, two arms, and two legs were seen, but the baby had not had an echocardiography examination.

"The baby's condition is getting worse even though the breathing machine is maximized and given drugs to support the heart pump, but still can't be helped and died at 11.20 western Indonesia time," he said.