Photo: Baby Son Who Was Born with a ‘Tail’

A devastated mum in China is begging doctors to
help her seven-month-old son – who has a three-
inch tail sticking out of his back.
Little Xiao Wei was born with spina bifida, which
means his vertebrae didn't form properly.
The result is a growth that protrudes out of the back of
his spine and is still growing.
Xiao's mum Chen, from Guangdong province,
revealed: "We have asked the surgeons to remove the
tail but they tell us it is not that simple."
Surgeon Huang Chuanping explained: "The growth is
quite well developed and now measures some 10
centimetres.
"If we cut it off it will simply grow again. We need to
repair the spinal canal first to stop it reoccurring."
Myelomeningocele is the most common type of spina
bifida, affecting 1 in 800 babies born.