Doctors say infant with rare condition is doing well
SAINI SUNPURA, India - A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, her father said Tuesday.
The baby, Lali, apparently has an extremely rare condition known as craniofacial duplication, where a single head has two faces. Except for her ears, all of Lali's facial features are duplicated she has two noses, two pairs of lips and two pairs of eyes.
"My daughter is fine like any other child," said Vinod Singh, 23, a poor farm worker.
Lali has caused a sensation in the dusty village of Saini Sunpura, 25 miles east of New Delhi. When she left the hospital, eight hours after a normal delivery on March 11, she was swarmed by villagers, said Sabir Ali, the director of Saifi Hospital.
"She drinks milk from her two mouths and opens and shuts all the four eyes at one time," Ali said.
Rural India is deeply superstitious and the little girl is being hailed as a return of the Hindu goddess of valor, Durga, a fiery deity traditionally depicted with three eyes and many arms.
'Leading a normal life' Up to 100 people have been visiting Lali at her home every day to touch her feet out of respect, offer money and receive blessings, Singh told The Associated Press.
"Lali is God's gift to us," said Jaipal Singh, a member of the local village council. "She has brought fame to our village."
Gurinder Osan / AP
The baby's rare condition is often linked to serious health complications, but Lali is doing well, a doctor says.
Village chief Daulat Ram said he planned to build a temple to Durga in the village.
"I am writing to the state government to provide money to build the temple and help the parents look after their daughter," Ram said.
Lali's condition is often linked to serious health complications, but the doctor said she was doing well.
"She is leading a normal life with no breathing difficulties," said Ali, adding that he saw no need for surgery.
Lali's parents were married in February 2007. Lali is their first child.
Singh said he took his daughter to a hospital in New Delhi where doctors suggested a CT scan to determine whether her internal organs were normal, but Singh said he felt it was unnecessary.
"I don't feel the need of that at this stage as my daughter is behaving like a normal child, posing no problems," he said.
lyndo said
20:44 04/09 2008
i jus watched this in da news
BADANG!!!
mrs kalongi said
23:02 04/09 2008
omg dats sad very
fyahhh said
23:03 04/09 2008
wow....thats crazy... im thankful i was born wit good health
sting said
02:01 04/10 2008
yo mi no rate dem things yah
now diss child ago have a mest up life
more time mi wish say mi can help
Gamepun said
08:19 04/10 2008
it sad tho, very sad......if the parents them did eat beef, that wudnt happened
DJ O.P. said
08:20 04/10 2008
WOW... THATS WHY WHEN A HEALTHY BABY IS BORN PEOPLE MUST GIVE THANKS
Gamepun said
08:21 04/10 2008
yu see it
Virus_Mice said
10:15 04/10 2008
she can see more that me and she can eat more than me!!!!!!!!!!!!
but can her brain manage that when she get older
i wonder if when she talk both mouths move
Da MaGiC oNe said
10:17 04/10 2008
wow i wonder how she gonna look wen she growin up
alligcold said
22:27 04/15 2008
mm
SHERRY said
15:36 04/16 2008
DJ OP wrote:
WOW... THATS WHY WHEN A HEALTHY BABY IS BORN PEOPLE MUST GIVE THANKS
a tru u a talk op, dat is so sad! mi wudda break down so bad if it was me! one ting mi kno bout society now is dat dem no accept nuttin weh nuh inna fi dem category as "normal"
Doctors say infant with rare condition is doing well
SAINI SUNPURA, India - A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, her father said Tuesday.
The baby, Lali, apparently has an extremely rare condition known as craniofacial duplication, where a single head has two faces. Except for her ears, all of Lali's facial features are duplicated she has two noses, two pairs of lips and two pairs of eyes.
"My daughter is fine like any other child," said Vinod Singh, 23, a poor farm worker.
Lali has caused a sensation in the dusty village of Saini Sunpura, 25 miles east of New Delhi. When she left the hospital, eight hours after a normal delivery on March 11, she was swarmed by villagers, said Sabir Ali, the director of Saifi Hospital."She drinks milk from her two mouths and opens and shuts all the four eyes at one time," Ali said.
Rural India is deeply superstitious and the little girl is being hailed as a return of the Hindu goddess of valor, Durga, a fiery deity traditionally depicted with three eyes and many arms.
'Leading a normal life'
Up to 100 people have been visiting Lali at her home every day to touch her feet out of respect, offer money and receive blessings, Singh told The Associated Press.
"Lali is God's gift to us," said Jaipal Singh, a member of the local village council. "She has brought fame to our village."
"I am writing to the state government to provide money to build the temple and help the parents look after their daughter," Ram said.
Lali's condition is often linked to serious health complications, but the doctor said she was doing well.
"She is leading a normal life with no breathing difficulties," said Ali, adding that he saw no need for surgery.
Lali's parents were married in February 2007. Lali is their first child.
Singh said he took his daughter to a hospital in New Delhi where doctors suggested a CT scan to determine whether her internal organs were normal, but Singh said he felt it was unnecessary.
"I don't feel the need of that at this stage as my daughter is behaving like a normal child, posing no problems," he said.