Doctors shocked as baby is born with horn like structure instead of legs

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Doctors in India have been left shocked after a baby was born with a 'horn like structure' instead of legs.

The little one was born in Manpura Primary Health Center, in central India's Shivpuri district, and is thankfully in a stable condition.

You can see footage of the newborn below:

Doctors at the Manpura Primary Health Center immediately referred both the baby and the mother to the Shivpuri District Hospital, where the newborn will be kept under the supervision of specialist care.

Doctors in the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the hospital are providing around the clock care for the little one, who was born weighing just 2.31lbs on 26 August.

The prevalence of birth defects in India ranges from 61 to 69.9 cases per 1000 live births, with more than 1.7 million children born with birth defects every year.

These include congenital heart defects and neural tube defects, as well as chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome.

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In other parenting news, we recently told you how a family in Nottingham experienced a one in a million miracle after welcoming baby twins Ayon and Azirah - who have completely different skin colours.

Chantelle, 29, and Ashton, 29, were left gobsmacked back in April when their son Ayon was born with white skin and green eyes, while his twin sister Azirah has dark skin and brown eyes.

This type of birth is so rare that genetics experts have estimated there's only a one in a million chance of it happening - making Chantelle and Aston's family pretty special!

Chantelle, an auxiliary nurse, explained that although she looks white, she's mixed race due to having a Nigerian grandad on her mum's side. Meanwhile, her husband Ashton is half Jamaican and half Scottish.

While twins Azirah and Ayon looked similar when they were born at Nottingham City Hospital, Chantelle noticed as the weeks went by that Azirah's skin kept getting 'darker and darker'.

You can read more on the incredible story here.

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We also told you how one couple who suffered three miscarriages and spent £82,000 on IVF, have welcomed their twins Maisie and Jared.

For the past six years, Amy and Gary O'Keefe had been trying for a baby, but their attempts only resulted in three miscarriages and nine failed IVF attempts.

The Irish parents were about to give up hope when, finally, their tenth round of IVF was successful.

"Gary and I are both teachers, we absolutely love kids and couldn't wait to start a family of our own," explained new mum Amy.

"We have been together 11 years and been married for six. We started trying for a baby after we got married, and fell pregnant during our honeymoon which sadly ended in our first miscarriage.

"We'd fallen pregnant easily, so we didn't expect we would have any issues in the future, but after 14 months of trying again, we had no joy."

You can read more on their story here.