A mother in India has given birth to a baby girl with four legs and three hands.

Doctors think the child was part of a set of triplets - two of whom became joined together during the pregnancy.

According to local media, the mother, identified as Raju Devi, gave birth to twins on Friday in the Tonk district of Rajasthan.

While the boy was born healthy, the girl had the extra limbs.

Dr. Rohiteesh Meena, who operated on the woman, said the girl has minor breathing issues but was in a stable condition after she was put on oxygen support.

The girl will be referred to another hospital in Jaipur where she will undergo surgery.

According to local media, the parents had no scans during the pregnancy so were unaware that they were expecting twins or that there were any complications.

A woman left doctors baffled after delivering a baby girl with four legs and three hands in northwestern India.

The incident took place at a community health centre (CHC) in Tonk district of Rajasthan.

Visuals showed doctors standing near the baby who was kept separately for better monitoring purposes.

The baby also yawned a few times.

Reports said the mother, identified as Raju Devi, gave birth to twins- a boy and a girl- on Friday.

While the boy was born healthy, the girl had one pair of extra legs and a hand.

Doctors said the woman had likely conceived triplets which then became conjoined, thus giving the girl an unusual appearance.

Dr. Rohiteesh Meena, who operated upon the woman, said the girl has minor breathing issues. However, the doctors said her vitals are stable after she was put on oxygen support.

The girl will be referred to another hospital in Jaipur where she will undergo surgery.

According to reports, the woman and her husband, Badhulal Gurjar, work as daily wage labourers. The couple were expecting their first child and had not undertaken an ultrasonographic test after she conceived.

As a result, they were unaware of the twins.

This is not the only unusual birth this week in India that made the news.

A woman in Haryana state gave birth to a boy with ectopia cordis, a condition that sees the heart hanging out of the body.

The video of the boy's heart throbbing outside the chest went viral.