Conjoined twins separated in Yogyakarta

Conjoined twins separated in Yogyakarta

YOGYAKARTA: Doctors at state-owned Sardjito Hospital here
successfully separated on Wednesday 25-day-old conjoined twins
Siti Maryati and Siti Maryani.

The babies were born on Jan. 17. They were delivered by
caesarean section at Margohusada Hospital in Wonogiri, Central
Java.

Their parents, Daryono, 27, and Luluk Kusnaini, 30, live in
Pencil hamlet in Wonogiri.

The babies, who were attached at the abdomen, were transferred
to Sardjito Hospital after their birth.

Conjoined twins, according to Dr. Ahmad Suryono, occur in one
in every 250,000 pregnancies, with 50 percent of the twins dying
before birth. Another 5 percent to 30 percent die after birth.

"We hope Siti Maryani and Siti Maryati do well and are
healthy," Ahmad Suryono said. -- JP