孟加拉國連體嬰兒需等上2年才能進行手術
Wearing their identical red dresses, identical twins Rabia and Rukia even have matching beauty spots.
穿着相同的紅色連衣裙，同卵雙胞胎Rabia和Rukia甚至有着對稱的美人痣。But tragically for these twins, their closeness is also putting their lives in danger.
但是對於這個雙胞胎來說悲劇的是，彼此的親密也在使她們的生命危在旦夕。The sisters were born joined at the head at a clinic in Pabna, Bangladesh, in July. Parents Taslima Khatun Uno and Mohammed Rafiqul Islam didn't learn that the twins were conjoined until after the birth.
這對頭部相連的姐妹於今年七月份在孟加拉國巴布納的一家診所出生。父母Taslima Khatu Uno和Mohammed Rafiqul Islam直到雙胞胎出生才知道她們是連體嬰兒。
They were delivered by Caesarean and spent two weeks in intensive care as doctors checked they were otherwise healthy.
她們通過剖腹產出生，並在重症監護室度過了兩個禮拜，而醫生們給她們的體檢表明她們是健康的。Now the family face an agonising wait to see if surgeons can operate to separate the pair - but have been warned it could be two years even to take a decision.
現在，這個家庭面臨着煎熬的等待，看外科醫生能否進行手術分離胎兒，但是他們已被警告，這可能要等上兩年才能做出決定。
Professor Rohu Rahim, pediatric surgeon from Banghabandhu Sheik Murjib Medical University, who is consulting the family, said there was hope.
Banghabandhu Sheik Murjib醫科大學的兒科醫生Rohu Rahim教授與這家人進行了商議，表示仍有希望。'As their heads are joined side by side it makes physical movement, such as bending the neck, easier.'
“因爲他們的頭部是連在一塊兒的，這就使得身體移動更加容易，如頸部彎曲。”Rabia and Rukia will need to undergo a 45-60 minute MRI scan and medics also need to confirm if the blood circulating between the twins' brains is separate or shared.
Rabia和Rukia將需經歷45-60分鐘的核磁共振成像掃描，醫護人員也將需要確認雙胞胎腦部流通的血液是獨立的還是共享的。Taslima added: 'For their future it's necessary to separate the girls - they are not having a healthy life. If I don't separate them now maybe in future they will ask why I didn't separate them?'
Taslima補充說：“爲了她們的未來，有必要將這對姐妹分開，不然她們就過不上健康的生活。如果我現在不把她們分開，也許將來她們就會問我爲何不分開。”Professor Rahim says the team will wait up to two years before making a final decision on separating Rabia and Rukia.
Rahim教授表示，在做出分離Rabia和Rukia的決定之前，工作團隊將需等上兩年。The parents, who are both teachers, worry they won't be able to fund the surgery themselves and have made a plea to the Bangladeshi government to financially support the operations.
孩子的父母都是老師，他們擔心無法自己支付手術費用，已經請求孟加拉國政府在財政上支持該手術。
