MEERUT: People in large numbers thronged the house of Mohd Irfan, 35, in UP’s Muzaffarnagar after his wife Ruksana, 30, gave birth to a boy with four hands and four legs with the help of a midwife. While some villagers called the infant a “miracle”, others hailed him as “god’s reincarnation”.
The infant was immediately rushed to the district hospital.He was referred to Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial (LLRM) Medical College in Meerut on Tuesday where is undergoing treatment, an LLRM official said on Friday.
Dr Navratan Gupta, head of paediatric department at LLRM, said, “When the child was admitted, he had difficulty in breathing and needed oxygen supply. He is being fed through a tube. His condition remains stable.”
According to Gupta, this is a case of conjoined twins where two babies, joined with each other, develop in the mother’s womb. “In Ruksana’s case, one baby has developed completely while only the hands and legs of the other baby have developed. It seems that the infant has extra limbs but in fact, these are of the other baby,” he said.
Prior to this, the couple had three daughters aged seven, four and one. The deliveries were normal and conducted at their residence by a midwife, Gupta informed.
LLRM’s spokesperson, Dr Vishnu Datt Pandey, said, “Currently, the baby boy is undergoing multiple tests, following which a team of specialists will determine when to perform a surgery to remove extra limbs which are inactive.”
Dr Rachna Gautam, head of LLRM’s gynaecology department, said, “In such cases, complications are high. It is very crucial for a pregnant woman to get examined during the first three months as chances of congenital malformations can be reduced with medicines, if diagnosed. An ultrasound examination between 18 and 20 weeks of pregnancy can detect such malformations and termination of pregnancy can be done up to a maximum of 24 weeks.”
The infant was immediately rushed to the district hospital.He was referred to Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial (LLRM) Medical College in Meerut on Tuesday where is undergoing treatment, an LLRM official said on Friday.
Dr Navratan Gupta, head of paediatric department at LLRM, said, “When the child was admitted, he had difficulty in breathing and needed oxygen supply. He is being fed through a tube. His condition remains stable.”
According to Gupta, this is a case of conjoined twins where two babies, joined with each other, develop in the mother’s womb. “In Ruksana’s case, one baby has developed completely while only the hands and legs of the other baby have developed. It seems that the infant has extra limbs but in fact, these are of the other baby,” he said.
Prior to this, the couple had three daughters aged seven, four and one. The deliveries were normal and conducted at their residence by a midwife, Gupta informed.
LLRM’s spokesperson, Dr Vishnu Datt Pandey, said, “Currently, the baby boy is undergoing multiple tests, following which a team of specialists will determine when to perform a surgery to remove extra limbs which are inactive.”
Dr Rachna Gautam, head of LLRM’s gynaecology department, said, “In such cases, complications are high. It is very crucial for a pregnant woman to get examined during the first three months as chances of congenital malformations can be reduced with medicines, if diagnosed. An ultrasound examination between 18 and 20 weeks of pregnancy can detect such malformations and termination of pregnancy can be done up to a maximum of 24 weeks.”
