The mother-to-be has already named the pair Layla and Kelsey because the majority of Siamese twins are girls. Even some of my family say they'd have an abortion but I hate the word and I just don't think it's up to us to decide,' she said.
'Some might think my twins are strange but to me they're just special. Miss Chamberlain says she was shocked when she first found out but knew within 24 hours that she could not abort them. Too weak: Siamese twins Faith and Hope William were born last month but both died from complications after they were separated The condition arises in just four per cent of all Siamese twin births. If they survive after birth, they will make British medical history as its first ever living dicephalus twins. They are one of the rarest forms of Siamese twins, which occur when the single egg from which identical twins develop fails to divide properly after conception.Īt best, the unborn twins have a 20 per cent chance of survival. Tragically, their twin daughters, who were joined at the breastbone and shared a liver - did not manage to cling to life.ĭaughter Hope died minutes after they were separated and sister Faith followed, aged just 29 days, on Christmas Day, because of progressive organ failure.Īstonished doctors examining Miss Chamberlain at a routine appointment realised she was expecting dicephalus twins after finding two heads but a single heartbeat. Like Miss Chamberlain, Laura Williams, 18 and her husband Aled ignored medical advice and proceeded with the pregnancy. The pregnancy comes just weeks after a teenager made British history by becoming the youngest mother of Siamese twins. 'To me, my twins are a gift from God and we're determined to give them their chance of life.' 'Some people might look at me and say "You're going to give birth to a freak" but I don't care because I feel blessed,' she said. She was told she was expecting the extremely rare set of twins during a routine scan and insists they are a miracle after years of trying for a child. Lisa Chamberlain, 25, is determined to go through with the pregnancy despite medical advice that she should have her children aborted. Rare: Lisa Chamberlain is expecting dicephalus twins (file photo)Ī British woman plans to make history by becoming the nation's first mother to give birth to Siamese twins with separate heads but only one body.
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