Conjoined twins are ‘little fighters’

IT’S a tale of two cities, two babies, three hospitals and a single fertilised egg that split to form twins, who refused to separate, leaving them conjoined but doing well.

The infant boys, described as “two little fighters” by their parents, were born in London but are now back in Cork where they are feeding and gaining weight.

Yesterday, the babies’ parents issued a statement announcing the twins’ births. Born in University College Hospital London, they were transferred to Great Ormond Street’s intensive care unit for specialised paediatric care and then home to Ireland to Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) into the care of its neonatal team.