After the first baby girl was born prematurely at 26 weeks, doctors at Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital worked hard to keep the remaining fetus in the uterus for another 13 weeks, resulting in the healthy birth of a baby boy.
One of the double joys for Cooper City High School (South Florida, USA) in 2024 was that 14 pairs of twins and one pair of triplets graduated from the same class.
The incidence of identical triplets like Melany Basualdo's is extremely rare, at 1 in 200 million cases; most cases of identical triplets are born through in-vitro fertilization.
Doctors at Quang Nam Central General Hospital recently performed a cesarean section on a woman pregnant with twins, one of whom was still inside the amniotic sac.
The twins Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi, taking their first tentative steps alongside their parents, moved many hearts at the 10th National Emulation Congress.
"This is the happiest thing I've been waiting for, my children. Always be healthy and safe. The most painful things in life are over, and you will soon forget them," the mother of the two children confided.
Being born conjoined twins is a disadvantage for many, and doctors dedicate their lives to performing separation surgeries in the hope that these children can lead normal lives.
Cúc and An, conjoined twins joined at the sternum, were surgically separated in 2002 by doctors at the National Children's Hospital. Now 18 years old, they are preparing for university entrance exams.
Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi have woken up and are feeling the pain after the surgery. Whenever the painkillers wear off, the two girls squirm, and the doctors and nurses have to gently help them relieve the pain.
After 13 hours of intense and challenging surgery, the major operation to separate and reconstruct the lower bodies of the conjoined twins Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi was a success.
The successful surgery to separate the conjoined twins Viet and Duc, performed at the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital in 1988, has gone down in the history of Vietnamese and world medicine.
Approximately 100 doctors and nurses will be divided into 5 teams, rotating shifts continuously to perform the surgery to separate the conjoined twin girls Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi.
This was shared by Dr. Truong Quang Dinh, Director of the City Children's Hospital, who directly performed the surgery on the conjoined twins this morning, July 15th.
Quang Ninh Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has successfully saved the lives of a pair of premature twins weighing only 600g and 700g at birth, who were suffering from respiratory distress.
Cuộc mổ 4 tiếng với ê-kíp 18 y bác sĩ giúp tách rời thành công hai bé song sinh dính liền, sau 45 ngày chào đời, giờ đây, hai bé có thể phát triển bình thường.