LIMA, Peru — Peru’s bright-eyed “little mermaid” — a baby born with legs fused from her thighs to her ankles — giggled and played on her hospital bed yesterday, ahead of a delicate operation to begin ...

LIMA, Peru -- Peru's bright-eyed "little mermaid" -- a baby born with legs fused from her thighs to her ankles -- giggled and played on her hospital bed Tuesday, ahead of a delicate operation to begin ...

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 ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - More than one year ago a Lubbock couple was told that their baby wouldn’t survive the pregnancy due to a rare condition it developed. That baby has beaten the odds, but still ...

LIMA, Peru — Doctors fully separated the fused legs of a baby girl known as Peru's ‘‘mermaid'' early Wednesday, calling the delicate procedure a ‘‘true success.'' Doctors performing the 4½ hour ...

LIMA, Peru -- Milagros Cerron smiles, babbles and fidgets in the arms of her mother like any healthy 9-month-old, but she is no ordinary baby. Milagros was born with her legs fused in a tight coating ...