Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin of Petersburg, Michigan, each had their own arms and legs and heart, but their livers were connected, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital said Friday.
"For everyone in the room, it was a very emotional and extraordinary moment when the last incision was made to separate these girls from one to two," said Dr. George Mychaliska, who led the surgical team at Mott. The parents, Alyson and Phil Irwin, learned about the conjoined twins during a pregnancy ultrasound in 2019, four months before the birth by cesarean section. The Irwins knew the girls might not survive long enough for surgery, but they did.
The surgery had been planned for February, but the girls developed pneumonia and then the coronavirus pandemic followed.
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