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Faith and Hope 'given a chance' Faith and Hope 'given a chance'
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The parents of conjoined baby girls who died less than a month after being born have defended their decision to go ahead with the births.The parents of conjoined baby girls who died less than a month after being born have defended their decision to go ahead with the births.
"We gave them a chance," father Aled Williams, 28, told the Mail on Sunday, while mother Laura Williams, 18, said she would "do it all again". "We gave them a chance," their father Aled Williams, 28, told the Mail on Sunday, while mother Laura Williams, 18, said she would "do it all again".
Doctors had suggested the couple, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consider terminating the pregnancy.Doctors had suggested the couple, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consider terminating the pregnancy.
Faith Williams died on Christmas Day, 23 days after the death of sister Hope.Faith Williams died on Christmas Day, 23 days after the death of sister Hope.
The girls were joined at the chest, with a shared liver but separate hearts, when they were born on 26 November at University College Hospital, London.The girls were joined at the chest, with a shared liver but separate hearts, when they were born on 26 November at University College Hospital, London.
They're both back together again, the way they were at the beginning Aled Williams Hope died during an operation to separate them on 2 December, in London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, because her lungs were too small to support her breathing.They're both back together again, the way they were at the beginning Aled Williams Hope died during an operation to separate them on 2 December, in London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, because her lungs were too small to support her breathing.
Faith died in Great Ormond Street Hospital from progressive organ failure.Faith died in Great Ormond Street Hospital from progressive organ failure.
"Even after everything that's happened, I still think we were right," Mrs Williams said."Even after everything that's happened, I still think we were right," Mrs Williams said.
"They didn't die inside me like the first doctor I saw said they would. They got this far."They didn't die inside me like the first doctor I saw said they would. They got this far.
"If I had to do it all again, I would.""If I had to do it all again, I would."
Mr Williams told the newspaper: "We knew the risks but we gave them a chance and so did everyone who has helped us, from the doctors and nurses to our friends and family who have been such a support."Mr Williams told the newspaper: "We knew the risks but we gave them a chance and so did everyone who has helped us, from the doctors and nurses to our friends and family who have been such a support."
HOW THE TWINS WERE JOINED The twins shared a liver and circulatory system. Hope was the smaller of the two.A team of 20 led by Professor Agostino Pierro performed an operation lasting 11 hours.After separation, Hope's lungs failed and she died. Twin separations: A history of risk He added: "I feel upset in one way but in another I don't, because they're both back together again, the way they were at the beginning."HOW THE TWINS WERE JOINED The twins shared a liver and circulatory system. Hope was the smaller of the two.A team of 20 led by Professor Agostino Pierro performed an operation lasting 11 hours.After separation, Hope's lungs failed and she died. Twin separations: A history of risk He added: "I feel upset in one way but in another I don't, because they're both back together again, the way they were at the beginning."
The couple have now decided to leave Shrewsbury and move to Mr Williams's home area of Anglesey.
Mrs Williams told the newspaper that they would make a "memory box" for the girls and possibly a bench with their names for the garden in their new home.
Mrs Williams is believed to be the youngest mother of conjoined twins in Britain.Mrs Williams is believed to be the youngest mother of conjoined twins in Britain.
She and her husband found out about their children's condition at a routine 12-week scan.She and her husband found out about their children's condition at a routine 12-week scan.
Conjoined twins are rare and take place at the rate of about one in 400,000 live births.Conjoined twins are rare and take place at the rate of about one in 400,000 live births.
Separating a pair involves an intricate operation and success is heavily dependent on which vital organs are shared.Separating a pair involves an intricate operation and success is heavily dependent on which vital organs are shared.
Great Ormond Street, where the surgery on Faith and Hope was carried out, is the most experienced centre in Europe for separating conjoined twins.Great Ormond Street, where the surgery on Faith and Hope was carried out, is the most experienced centre in Europe for separating conjoined twins.
The hospital said the survival rate for operations where the separation was planned and both children were otherwise well was more than 80%.The hospital said the survival rate for operations where the separation was planned and both children were otherwise well was more than 80%.