The parents of a baby who died minutes after being born with a rare condition, in which the legs are either partially or completely fused together, have donated their child's body to research. The ...

Mermaid syndrome, or sirenomelia, is a set of genetic abnormalities that cause a baby to be born with fused limbs, which may resemble a mermaid’s tail. The condition is very rare, with only 300 ...

Elizabeth Faidley shared her story on Facebook of a 2015 Christmas gift for her daughter gone terribly wrong One mom is sharing a horror story of Christmas past that involves a creepy mermaid baby ...

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The gorgeous, little nine-month-old has had a really rough welcome into the world. After some waiting, a doctor arrived at the delivery room and Maira asked immediately if her baby was ok. “They said ...

Peru's "little mermaid," the baby born with legs fused from her thighs to her ankles, will undergo delicate surgery Tuesday night to begin repairing her rare birth defect, her doctors said. Milagros ...

For Jessica Wolff, October 31 has a special meaning. Her daughter Lily's first piece of clothing ever was a Halloween costume. Just barely 2 months old in the NICU at an Illinois hospital, Lily had ...

Doctors successfully separated the fused legs of a Peruvian baby during a risky, nationally televised operation Wednesday, and said they hoped the vivacious, bright-eyed girl would be walking in two ...