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| Conjoined twins born in hospital | Conjoined twins born in hospital |
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| A Shropshire woman has given birth to conjoined twins by Caesarean section. | A Shropshire woman has given birth to conjoined twins by Caesarean section. |
| Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, gave birth to the girls, named Faith and Hope, at University College Hospital, London, on Wednesday. | Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, gave birth to the girls, named Faith and Hope, at University College Hospital, London, on Wednesday. |
| Her daughters are believed to be joined from their breastbone to their navel but have separate hearts. | Her daughters are believed to be joined from their breastbone to their navel but have separate hearts. |
| Conjoined twins are rare and figures range from one in about every 200,000 births to one in about 400,000 live births. | Conjoined twins are rare and figures range from one in about every 200,000 births to one in about 400,000 live births. |
| A spokesman for University College Hospital, London, confirmed the twins were born earlier and said things were looking "reasonably positive". | A spokesman for University College Hospital, London, confirmed the twins were born earlier and said things were looking "reasonably positive". |
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| He said the girls would be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. | He said the girls would be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. |
| Mrs Williams and her husband Aled, from Anglesey, were advised by doctors to have their daughters aborted. | |
| But she told the Mail on Sunday said had never considered it. | |
| Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova, from Russia, were the oldest known surviving conjoined twins. They died in April 2003 aged 53. | |
| A team of surgeons in Birmingham carried out a successful operation in 2001 to separate Eman and Sanchia Mowatt, who were joined at the spine. | |
| The pair were sent home in time for Christmas to recover with their family in Birmingham. |