Sri Lanka records birth of conjoined twin girls

Colombo, Nov. 13 (Daily Mirror) - A pair of conjoined twin girls have been born at the Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo earlier this week (10), hospital officials confirmed.

Hospital Director Dr. Ajith Danthanarayana said the twins were delivered via Caesarean section to a 29-year-old mother from Pannala. One of the babies weighed 2.2 kilograms, with the combined weight recorded at 4.4 kilograms. 

Both infants are reported to be in stable condition.

The twins are joined at the abdomen, and doctors have planned a separation surgery to be carried out at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in about three months.

After their discharge, the babies are expected to be admitted to Lady Ridgeway Hospital following a recovery period for further medical evaluation and preparation ahead of the surgery.