Conjoined twins born in Florida

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Doctors at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville are treating a set of conjoined twins, ActionNewsJax reports.

Carter and Conner were born in Jacksonville on Friday.

They are connected at the torso.

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According to their Facebook page, the twins were supposed to be baptized on Monday.

Their mother, Michelle Brantley, says they are stable and doing well.

Conjoined twins occur once in every 200,000 live births.

Only 30 percent are boys.

Brantley posted on Facebook that she and her fiance, Bryan Mirabal, are planning on separating the twins, but she says the twins have a lot of other health problems that need to be addressed first.

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