Lydia and Maya,who both weighed just 2.2kg (4lb 14oz) together.,were born eight weeks premature at the Inselspital hospital in Bern, along with their triplet sister who was fully separate and healthy.They were extensively conjoined on the liver and chest but had all vital organs..
According to doctors in Switzerland,they are believed to be the youngest babies to be successfully separated.
Swiss media says,the doctors had originally planned to separate them when they were several months old but brought the operation forward when they each suffered a life-threatening condition.As one suffered hypertension and the other suffered from the opposite condition, known as hypotension.
It took the medical team which comprised of 5 doctors,2 nurses and 6 anesthesiologists about 5 hours to conduct the surgery.
The head of paediatric surgery, Dr. Steffen Berger, paid tribute to the medical staff, saying: "The perfect teamwork of physicians and nursing personnel from various disciplines were the key to success here. We are very happy that the children and parents are faring so well now."
The girls underwent further surgery to close their abdominal walls and are now recovering in a paediatric intensive care ward.
According to the Le Matin Dimanche newspaper ,they have put on weight and have begun breast feeding.
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