Peru 'Mermaid' Has Oxygen Therapy, Doing 'Great'
- A Peruvian baby dubbed the "Little Mermaid" because of a rare birth defect in which her legs are fused, is making good progress after initial surgery to prepare her legs for separation, her doctor said on Monday.
- http://www.health-news.org/breaking/203/corrected-peru-mermaid-has-oxygen-therapy-doing-great.html?email=bobrat@gmail.com#addcomments

BBC News: Doctors hail 'mermaid' operation
- Doctors in Peru say they have successfully operated to separate a one-year-old girl's fused legs.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4596501.stm

Indian Pediatrics
- Infantogram of a baby with Sirenomelia.
- http://www.indianpediatrics.net/feb2004/feb-196.htm

The Fetus Net
- An article by Sandra R Silva, MD and Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD
- http://www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=440

Sirenomelia
- Wikipedia article.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirenomelia

The Internet Pathology Laboratory
- Page contains two links to photographs of the condition.
- http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/PRENATAL/PRENATAL.html#4

International Sirenomelia Study
- A research project to collect DNA samples to research the condition. Downloadable clinical sheet for those who wish to participate in the study. [English/French]
- http://www.sirenomelia.org/