Newborn found in trash bin recovers, handed over to child welfare committee
PTI, Oct 19, 2022, 1:16 PM IST
A newborn girl found abandoned in a garbage bin earlier this month with an animal bite mark on her leg has been handed over to the Child Welfare Committee after treatment at a hospital here, officials said on Wednesday.
The girl was brought to the emergency ward of the private hospital by the local police after she was found in the trash can.
The newborn, who weighed about 2.1 kg, had an animal bite mark on her right leg, had low oxygen saturation, was hypothermic and wet, the hospital said. She had jaundice and respiratory distress as well for which oxygen support was required, it said. The baby was placed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where she was stabilised. Her temperature was maintained with an infant warmer, antibiotics were given along with oxygen support and her sugar level was managed. The baby was anaemic for which treatment was initiated and tests were carried out, said Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj.
She was also diagnosed with a patent ductus arteriosus (a persistent opening between the two major blood vessels leading from the heart) which was treated without surgery, it said.
After staying in the hospital for 11 days, the baby is feeding well and gradually gaining weight (current weight is 2.5kg), the facility said. She was handed over to the representatives from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), New Delhi, in the presence of a Delhi Police team, they said.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Reservation row: Congress campaign ‘biggest lie’ of the decade, says Kishan Reddy
BJP trying religious polarisation in Nagaon: Congress candidate Pradyut Bordoloi
3 arrested for ATM manipulation in Delhi
Heroin worth Rs 600 crore seized from Pakistani boat off Gujarat coast; 14 held
Congress accuses Modi Government of undermining reservations through privatization
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Eminent politician and former union minister Sreenivasa Prasad dies at 66
‘Main na thakunga, na rukunga, na jhukunga’
Some countries, institutions want weak govt to make easy profits: PM Modi
People can talk anything they want to, I know my game better: Virat Kohli on his strike rate
Sexual harassment, stalking case registered against ex-minister H D Revanna and his son Prajwal