After his birth on July 20 at Bilal Hospital in Thane, near the western city of Mumbai, the baby underwent surgery recently to have the foetus removed.
Paediatric surgeons at a separate hospital operated on July 25 to remove the unborn twin, a male about 7 cm in length and weighing around 150 grammes.
“There were no complications. Both the mother and the baby boy are still admitted but are in good health,’’ gynaecologist Neena Nichlani told newsmen.
Nichlani and Thorat said only 100 such cases have been documented worldwide.
“A foetus-in-foetus is estimated to occur once in every 500,000 live births,’’ Thorat said.
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