Two faced baby
By Khilen Mehta
She’s only a few days old but a two faced baby recently born in Northern India is already being celebrated and worshipped as a reincarnated god. Baby Lali has four eyes, two noses and two mouths but all on the same head. “She’s fed through one mouth and sucks her thumb with the other. We use whichever mouth is free to feed her,” her father, factory worker Vinod Kumar, told AFP. The girl’s birth occurred just a few months after Indian doctors removed the extra limbs of two-year-old Lakshmi Tatma, who was born with four arms and legs.
These miracles are usually celebrated extravagantly in India and there is no exception here. Villagers have been singing and dancing outside the family’s home, and have been offering blessings and in some cases even money.
At the moment, the family are only focusing on the health of the mother and baby. Both of them are said to be fine and recovering in hospital according to a doctor. However, the parents are hoping the government will help with medical treatments needed for their baby girl in the future.