Separated Siamese twin fathers twins
Nguyen Duc, one of the Siamese twins
affected by Agent Orange and separated by Japanese and Vietnamese
doctors 21 years ago, is the new father of twins, a boy and a girl.
Nguyen Duc, one of the Siamese twins
affected by Agent Orange and separated by Japanese and Vietnamese
doctors 21 years ago, is the new father of twins, a boy and a girl.
The babies were born on October 25 after Duc’s wife Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen underwent a Caesarean operation conducted by doctors at the Tu Du Maternity Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City .
Dr. Pham Viet Thanh, director of the hospital, said the boy weights 1.6 kg and the girl, 1.15 kg. The two babies, who were born prematurely, are in good health.
Duc said the babies’ names, which are still undecided, will reflect Vietnam-Japan relationship.
Duc was born in 1981 in Gia Lai Province , and separated from his brother in 1988 after a 12-hour operation. His elder brother Nguyen Viet, who lived in a vegetative state, died in 2007./.
The babies were born on October 25 after Duc’s wife Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen underwent a Caesarean operation conducted by doctors at the Tu Du Maternity Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City .
Dr. Pham Viet Thanh, director of the hospital, said the boy weights 1.6 kg and the girl, 1.15 kg. The two babies, who were born prematurely, are in good health.
Duc said the babies’ names, which are still undecided, will reflect Vietnam-Japan relationship.
Duc was born in 1981 in Gia Lai Province , and separated from his brother in 1988 after a 12-hour operation. His elder brother Nguyen Viet, who lived in a vegetative state, died in 2007./.
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