Manar Conjoined Twin Case Study
As a mother, you are faced with important decisions, such as the name of your child, how their room should look, and the safely of a home. But not every mother gives birth to a two headed baby. Manar was born on March 30, 2004 in the Benha Childrens Hospital in Egypt. On this day, her mother was put through an emergency c-section due to Manar’s decreasing heart rate. But when doctors finished performing the c-section and safely removed Manar from her mother, they were shock as to what came out. Manar had an attached head which was clearly under developed. Manar’s already weak heart had to pump blood to both of their brains. Doctors predicted that Manar wouldn’t live past infancy and she would die in a matter of days. But Manar and her parasitic
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Putting Manar through the surgery was not only essential for the life of Manar, it was beneficial to the future cases similar to Manar’s. Clearly, Manar’s parents wanted their child to survive the surgery and begin to introduce her to the life they’ve wanted to her to live since she was born, but she only had a 50% chance of making it through the surgery and fully recovering, and if she did recover fully, Manar would possibly have severe brain damage. Though pro life communities, religious associations, and other mothers would opt out of surgery because of their beliefs, they don’t have to live with the knowledge that this may be their child’s last day as a result of her conjoined twin taking all the source of blood. If Manar’s twin seized the majority of the blood flow, Manar’s heart rate would decrease and eventually stop which would kill Manar. Manar’s twin is dependent on Manar’s heart, so if Manar dies, both die. It is only sensible to remove the ‘parasitic’ twin in order to increase Manar’s blood flow to her brain. Despite Manar making it through the surgery, Manar would be faced with possible health complications such as internal bleeding, brain damage, and convulsions. But with the support of her family, she will have the possibility
Putting Manar through the surgery was not only essential for the life of Manar, it was beneficial to the future cases similar to Manar’s. Clearly, Manar’s parents wanted their child to survive the surgery and begin to introduce her to the life they’ve wanted to her to live since she was born, but she only had a 50% chance of making it through the surgery and fully recovering, and if she did recover fully, Manar would possibly have severe brain damage. Though pro life communities, religious associations, and other mothers would opt out of surgery because of their beliefs, they don’t have to live with the knowledge that this may be their child’s last day as a result of her conjoined twin taking all the source of blood. If Manar’s twin seized the majority of the blood flow, Manar’s heart rate would decrease and eventually stop which would kill Manar. Manar’s twin is dependent on Manar’s heart, so if Manar dies, both die. It is only sensible to remove the ‘parasitic’ twin in order to increase Manar’s blood flow to her brain. Despite Manar making it through the surgery, Manar would be faced with possible health complications such as internal bleeding, brain damage, and convulsions. But with the support of her family, she will have the possibility