Siamese Twins Who Share The Same Face Die Minutes After Being Born [Photos]

These tragic images show Siamese twins who were born sharing a face in India. The babies, who each had their own heart, arms and legs were born weighing 2lbs 6oz at a hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat, eastern India.

But doctors confirmed they only lived for six minutes following their birth at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Government Medical College on Friday.

Despite knowing the were conjoined, medics were astonished by their appearance when they delivered the babies by a Caesarean section.

Dr Kirtan Vyas, 30, an assistant professor in the gynecology ward of the hospital who operated on the mother, said medics knew they were unlikely to survive.

‘We were somewhat prepared for the death of the babies as the brain was fused and surgery to separate the brain is impossible,' he said.

'We had informed the family in advance of the severe complications.'

He added it was a rare case of gynecology in India - perhaps one in a million.

It is believed they were cephalopagus Siamese twins, which meant they were born with their heads fused together but much of their bodies were separate.

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