Mermaid Syndrome, otherwise known as Sirenomelia, is a condition where, in the womb, the foetus does not develop properly below the waist. Many babies born with this condition die in the womb or in the next three days after the baby has been conceived. This is because a baby with Sirenomelia is born with complications such as no bladder or kidneys. Sirenomelia is a very rare condition, only affecting about one in every hundred thousand live births. It is about as rare as conjoined twins.
Only a handful of people have survived birth with this condition and I am here to talk about one of them. Shiloh Pepin, the world's only mermaid.
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