nine kilograms, within the next three weeks. The three-month-old twins are conjoined at the bowel, pelvis and spinal cord. They share the same urinary system, anus and external genitalia. I think they also have good chances for separation, but again we must wait until they reach the optimal weight. The good news is they are not far from it. Dr. Rabea said. Majda Rashed, the mother of the Iraqi twins, delivered her babies at Fatima Al-Zahra Hospital in Sadr City, the suburb of Baghdad on January 25th. A special medivac (modern medical plane equipped with all necessary lifesaving devices) ordered by King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, brought the twins from Iraq to the Kingdom. Both twins were accompanied by their parents and a pediatrician and accommodated at KAMC housing located within the hospital s premises. Since 1990, the conjoined twins separated at the National Guard Hospital included three Saudis, two Sudanese, two Egyptians and one each from Malaysia, the Philippines and Poland. They all survived and are leading normal lives in their respective countries. It took around 15 hours for Dr. Al-Rabea and his 25-member medical team to separate Olga and Daria, the Polish conjoined twins in 2004.
