A baby girl was born with two heads on Wednesday, 10 December at the Felix Maria Goico (Los Billeteros) public hospital in Santo Domingo. Neurological studies indicate that each of the heads has a brain, according to the director of the hospital, Rafael Borrome, who spoke to the Listin Diario. Benjamin Rivera, the neurosurgeon who is treating the baby, has initiated contact with the Mattel Children’s Hospital at the University of California
at Los Angeles for the transfer of the infant to that facility. Baby Rebeca’s health is reportedly stable and she is being fed normally. The parents, who are receiving psychological counseling, could have their daughter home as early as next week. This is the 26-year-old mother’s third child. The baby was born by Caesarean section and weighed approximately eight pounds. With only eight known such cases, the little girl represents a rare medical situation and most such cases are operated on. The baby girl’s second head is attached to her first head and shows some parts of the face not defined.