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One of the conjoined twins separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has died, the hospital has said. One of the conjoined twins separated at Great Ormond Street Hospital has died.
Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, gave birth to the girls, Faith and Hope, on 26 November. Hope Williams - whose sister Faith is said to be in a stable condition - died because her lungs failed her, Professor Agostino Pierro said.
Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, gave birth to the girls at the London hospital on 26 November.
The twins, who were joined at the chest and shared a liver but had separate hearts, underwent an operation to separate them on Tuesday.The twins, who were joined at the chest and shared a liver but had separate hearts, underwent an operation to separate them on Tuesday.
A member of the surgical team which separated the twins has said Faith is in a stable condition. Mrs Williams and her husband Aled, from Anglesey, were with Hope when she died.
The hospital released a statement on Wednesday confirming that Hope had died. Emergency operation
Professor Agostino Pierro, head of the surgical team which operated on the girls, said Hope died in the presence of her parents - Mrs Williams and her husband Aled, from Anglesey. Professor Pierro, head of the surgical team which operated on the girls, said Faith needed support for her breathing but was gradually improving.
The professor explained that Hope died because her lungs had been unable to support her.
The hospital had wanted to wait until the twins were stronger before carrying out the operation, but it was brought forward after their health gave cause for concern.The hospital had wanted to wait until the twins were stronger before carrying out the operation, but it was brought forward after their health gave cause for concern.
Professor Pierro said: "This was an emergency operation because there was a blockage in their joined intestine which could only be resolved through separation.
"The technical separation worked well, although it was extremely challenging, and went according to plan."
More than 20 staff were involved in the operation.
Mrs Williams made medical history by becoming the world's youngest mother of conjoined twins.