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10-month-old conjoined twins separated after 10-hour surgery in US
East Coast Daily | 22/01/2022 11:15 AM | Click to read full article
Maggie and Dom Altobelli found out they were having conjoined twins during a 20-week ultrasound appointment after thinking they were just having one baby. The twins were successfully separated following a 10-hour surgery over a year later, on October 13, 2021, and their parents saw them unconnected for the first time.
About 60% of conjoined twin pregnancies end in stillbirth, while 60% of separated conjoined twins survive the surgery.
