Doctors are planning to operate on an 8-month-old baby who was born with six legs in the village of East Suangi, West Nusa Tenggara.

Footage shows the baby boy named Muhammad Karunia with his parents Sri Gede Jayadi, 33, and Sri Nurul Hidayati, 31.

The boy's mother Sri Nurul Hidayati said that from a young age she found it difficult to care for her baby: "Since the age of 1 month, it's been difficult to wear diapers, pants and clothes, not to mention the talk of the community saying why is it with their child, even though she is a nurse."

In addition, at the age of 8 months, Hidayati admitted that her baby has a very slow growth rate and the baby even had difficulty passing stools or defecating and even bleeding.

"His defecation is very difficult, then sometimes it's mixed with blood and the straining is a bit hard, basically up to eight months it's been a bit heavy," he said.

Hidayati hopes that her child can be operated on soon so her baby can live a normal life.

"In preparation for surgery, we as a family expect the hospital to accelerate the operation, because my child really wants to be like other children, stand and have normal organs."

The director of the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial General Hospital (RSUP), Lalu Herman Mahaputra, will perform an operation to separate extra limbs from the baby but is still waiting for a team of doctors from Dr Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, East Java.

He said: "We are ready here, but the team from Soetomo won, who are still waiting for the next step.

"We need a combined team, we only have one pediatric surgeon and this requires a lot, so we asked for help from Dr. Soetomo and his team at the hospital."

An 8-month-old baby from the village of East Suangi, Sakra sub-district, East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) was born conjoined twins with one foot six heads at the Selong regional hospital, East Lombok. (20/7/2023).

A baby boy named Muhammad Karunia is the second child of the couple Sri Gede Jayadi (33) and Sri Nurul Hidayati (31), a resident from East Suangi, Sakra sub-district, born on November 10 2022 at the Sudjono Selong hospital.

The baby's mother Sri Nurul Hidayati said she did not think that her child would be born with conjoined twins. Previously, the doctor said that the baby was in a normal condition.

"If my feelings are mixed, there is a term, what's my fault?

Sri further said, that starting from the age of one month she found it difficult to care for her baby, from wearing diapers to wearing pants and clothes, she even had to hold back people's judgments about her baby.

"Since the age of one month, it's been difficult to wear diapers, pants and clothes, not to mention the talk of the community saying why is it with their child, even though she is a nurse," he said.

In addition, at the age of eight months, Sri admitted that her baby had difficulty growing, which was considered very slow, the baby even had difficulty passing stools or defecating and even bleeding.

"It's a bit heavy, my child's growth process is up to the age of eight months, especially when he's entered MP Asi, his defecation is very difficult, then sometimes it's mixed with blood and the straining is a bit hard, basically up to eight months it's been a bit heavy," he said.

Sri hopes that her child can be operated on so that they are like any other child, and can be normal like other children in general.

"In preparation for surgery, we as a family expect the hospital to accelerate the operation, because my child really wants to be like other children, stand and have normal organs," he concluded.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Director of Services at Dr. Raden Soedjono Selong Hospital, Dr. Ahmad Bardan Salim, said that the condition of the child's birth had previously been predicted to be born like that, so an operation was carried out at Dr. Soedjono Selong Hospital. After the birth, the RSUD Dr Soedjono Selong then coordinated with the conjoined twins pediatrician RSUD Dr Soetomo Surabaya.

"Born in a safe condition because the condition was predicted from the start if there were abnormalities, then we coordinated with the conjoined twin pediatrician at Dr Soetomo Surabaya Hospital," he said

Bardan further revealed that the baby was born with conjoined twins, attached twins where the organs from head to toe are complete in one body where one organ is incomplete, namely the head is missing.

"These are attached twins, for organs from head to toe it is normal, but in other parts of the body they are not there, there is no head," he said.

It is said that the separation operation will certainly be carried out, but for the schedule itself it is the responsibility of the NTB Hospital, because the child has been handled by the NTB Hospital and a conjoined twins specialist at Dr. Soetomo Surabaya Hospital.

"If it is related to the operation, it will definitely be carried out, but what is the money for? Better to know that NTB Hospital," he concluded.


Mataram, Beritasatu.com - The Director of the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial General Hospital (RSUP) will perform an operation to separate six-legged conjoined twins from East Suangi Village, Sakra District, East Lombok Regency, but is still waiting for a team of doctors from Dr Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, East Java.

Director of the NTB Provincial Hospital, Lalu Herman Mahaputra, said that his party was ready, but still waiting for a team of doctors from RSUD dr. Soetomo to operate the separation of six-legged conjoined twins.

"We are ready here, but the team from Soetomo won, who are still waiting for the next step," he said.

further dr. Jack, his nickname, emphasized that the NTB General Hospital only has one pediatric surgeon, so a joint doctor is needed to carry out the operation on the conjoined twins.

"Yes, we need a combined team, we only have one pediatric surgeon and this requires a lot, so we asked for help from dr. Soetomo and his team at the hospital," he said.

In addition, the NTB provincial hospital will prepare as well as possible, because this is the first time that the NTB Hospital will carry out an operation to separate conjoined twins.

"Later it will be separated and actions will be taken to make this baby normal, this is the first time and we will prepare it as well as possible, and the facilities are all okay," he concluded.

A baby boy named Muhammad Karunia is the second child of the couple Sri Gede Jayadi (33) and Sri Nurul Hidayati (31), a resident from East Suangi, Sakra sub-district, born on November 10 2022 at the Soedjono Selong hospital.

Muhammad Karunia was born with imperfect conditions, namely having six legs and one head.