Rajasthan: Newborn girl dumped outside Churu hospital in polythene bag

JAIPUR: Days after a baby girl was found abandoned in the washroom of a government hospital in Sikar on February 11, a newborn wrapped in a polythene packet was found dumped outside the Churu district hospital on Sunday.

The infant bore injury marks on her neck indicating that someone had tried to strangulate her. She also has injury marks on her chest.It is likely that those who dumped the girl thought her to be dead.
The girl is currently undergoing treatment, though doctors have termed her condition to be critical.
Police said a person travelling in an auto-rickshaw had thrown the girl outside the hospital’s main gate.
Passersby immediately rushed the girl to the hospital. “We admitted her to the sick newborn care unit (SNCU). The condition of the girl, who weighs 2.5kg, is critical as she is facing difficulty in breathing besides other problems,” said a hospital official.
Doctors have administered intravenous fluids and she is on antibiotics.
The hospital administration claimed that the girl was not born in the hospital. “The umbilical cord clamping was not done like it is done in institutional deliveries. In this case, a thread was used to close the umbilical cord, which is common in deliveries carried out at homes,” said hospital officials.