Twins conjoined at abdomen born in Odisha, India

Story by Sagaya Fernando

Even as two year old twins Jaga and Kalia conjoined at the head born in the state of Odisha in India were surgically separated recently and are on their way to recovery as two distinct individuals, another woman in the same state has given birth to twins conjoined at the abdomen on December 1.

The mother, 22-year-old Sumitra Dutta of Khalipatna village under Sarankula police limits in the district was admitted to a private hospital in Nayagarh on December 1 morning following labour pain. The babies were born at around 8 pm.

Following the delivery, a huge crowd gathered outside the clinic to see the conjoined girls joined at stomach.

As the private hospital was not equipped for handling such a case, the babies were shifted to the District Government Hospital and kept in the intensive care unit and later on were further shifted to Sishu Bhawan – a paediatric hospital run by the state government in Cuttack for better treatment as their condition was precarious.

The mother and twins are said to be critical.

The father of the conjoined twins, Kishore Kumar Dutta  has sought government assistance that was made in case of Jaga-Kalia for surgery. 

“The doctors are looking after the baby girls since they have been admitted here. The condition of one is said to be serious. I am hoping for the best,” said the father.

Kishore works as a security guard at a private firm and with his meager earnings cannot afford the operation cost that entails the separation of his conjoined twin girls.