Berhampur, Oct 18: The new born baby with two heads at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur died on Saturday after seven days of treatment in the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU).

Hospital sources said the newborn was under round-the-clock monitoring by a team of specialists. Despite continuous medical care, the baby died during treatment.

The newly born was born on October 11 to a 22-year-old first-time mother from Kandhamal district. The premature baby weighed 2.25 kg and was delivered through a lower-segment caesarean section when the mother was over 32 weeks pregnant.

According to the MKCG Superintendent, the rare condition is medically known as dicephalic parapagus. 

Soon after birth, the newborn was admitted to the SNCU, where doctors closely monitored breathing, heart rate and other vital signs.