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Article: WORLD'S YOUNGEST MUM OF SIAMESE TWINS.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 23, 2008
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Byline: Elizabeth Sanderson
A TEENAGER is set to make medical history this week by becoming the world's youngest mother of Siamese twins.
Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, defied medical advice to abort the girls early in her pregnancy, and will now give birth to Faith and Hope by caesarean section this week.
Only about five per cent of conjoined twins survive the first 24 hours, but because they are joined at the front, doctors say the chances are good in this case.
Speaking exclusively to The Mail on Sunday, Laura said: 'It's scary every day and it's been the hardest decision of our lives, but if they're meant to be in ...