Luena - The Luanda Children's Hospital has postponed the surgical separation of the conjoined twins born prematurely at the Moxico Provincial Maternity Hospital.
Speaking to ANGOP, the director of the Moxico Health Department, Tiago Mário, said that studies carried out by specialists from that health unit concluded that the Siamese twins were connected by the intestine.
Because of this delicate connection, the director said, "the operation is very long and requires follow-up from a nutritional point of view."
"Considering that they are still very small, it was decided to wait for them to grow up to be able to perform this surgery," Mario said, adding that the twins are still in the Luanda Children's Hospital, waiting to be discharged to return to Moxico, where they will have to wait for the right moment to perform the surgery.
According to the health official, the twins are stable, with no breathing or feeding difficulties.
The girls were born joined at the abdomen, weighing three kilos and eight hundred grams, and were transferred to the Luanda Children's Hospital in December for surgery.
Following the mother's request for assistance, the local government, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, provided the logistical conditions to transport the children to the specialized hospital for observation.
According to the data, the first case of this kind was recorded in January 2017 at the Moxico Provincial Maternity Hospital, with the birth of twins connected by the head. MT/TC/YD/AMP