Woman Faints from Shock After Seeing Her Baby for the First Time—But It's Not Why You Think

Joined at the Hip

Dicephalus parapagus twins are fused side-by-side, usually at the pelvis and part or all of the chest and torso, but with separate heads. These twins can either have two, three, or four arms and two or three legs. The condition is caused when a fertilized egg starts splitting into two embryos a few weeks after conception, but the process never completes.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.