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| Newborn Found |
A newborn baby girl found buried alive in a field was rescued by villagers in Anjira village of Jajpur district, India, last Saturday, the New Indian Express reports.
The baby had been buried in a field in a hamlet named Shyamsundarpur.
Villagers came to her rescue after a passing schoolgirl raised the alarm, having spotted her feet moving above the earth. They dug her out and, finding she was still breathing, passed her over to a community health activist from the Asha group.
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| Found baby in a hospital |
"She is doing fine and all her parameters are normal," said Fanindra Kumar Panigrahi, district chief medical officer. "She is a full term baby, weighing around 2.5 kg. Her umbilical cord was intact and body was still covered with vernix
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| Baby Rescued |
Local police officer Jyoti Prakash Panda, who confirmed the incident said that the case was under investigation:
"We are trying to track the parents of the girl," he said. "Chances are it was a case of female foeticide and it is clear whoever buried the baby wanted her dead"
source: LIB
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