Normally referred to as “nsuoba” (baby of deities usually made up of
any newborn with congenital deformities and with special needs may not
look “normal”), they are most often sacrificed to the gods or deities
and left to die in the forest or by water bodies in this part of the
world.
Their mother calls them Nhyiraba (daughter of blessing in Akan
language), are Siamese twins who were delivered in the Eastern Region of
Ghana and referred to the Mother-Baby-Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital for stabilisation and further management. Following emergency
surgical procedure by paediatric surgeons, led by Dr. Micheal Amoah with
support from Dr. Boateng Nimako and Yifeayi, they manage
The twins were joined at the umbilicus (omphalopalagus) the third
most common type, shared a common bladder, large intestines with other
abnormalities). The surgery lasted over 5 hours after which the surgeons
and anaesthesiologist handed them over to the intensivist to continue
their recovery.
This is the third of such surgeries to be done at that hospital’s
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) . The PICU provided specialised
intensive care services for the two Nhyirabas.
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the many constraints faced by this young unit of the hospital, including
over-stretched nursing and medical stuf and equipment, they still gave
the best care, comparative to any system in the world which required
that some hard working staff had to be called back from leave to assist.
After 9 days in PICU one survived and was discharge. Unfortunately
the younger suffered tears in her intestines leading to her demise.
The mother and grandma nonetheless are grateful to all who assisted and contributed in diverse ways to support them.
Source: citifmonline.com
d to separate
them successfully.
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