This and the fact that they are females increased their chances of survival. What makes these subjects special is that they are symmetrical. There are different types of conjoined twins and that of Abby and Brittany entails that they have two heads but are joined together in one body. They are also extremely rare because according to statistics, it happens in 1 in 100,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in Southwest Asia and Africa. Also, Abby and Brittany Hensel are one of the world’s most famous conjoined twins (still alive).Ĭonjoined twins are identical twins who are born with their bodies joined together especially at the utero. Obviously, they let them grow together and they have become the world’s most famous conjoined twins. When they were born, their parents had two options: let them live or separate them and risk losing one or both of them. They were born as dicephalic parapagus or conjoined twins.
Everyone (including the doctors) was expecting one child as the scan showed, only to be greeted by twins.
They came as a surprise to their parents and the doctors who saw their mother before birth. Abby and Brittany Hensel are two sisters who were born special.
