Mother Abandons child over Ugly Look
A two-week old baby girl, who was born with an extremely rare “wrinkly skin” condition, was rejected by her own parents in Maharashtra, western India.
Please, scroll down to see the photos of a poor baby!
The tiny baby was born premature seven months into the pregnancy and now weighs only 800 grams. Doctors believe that the girl, who is yeat to be named, suffer from Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation (IUGR), that means fetus is not growing at a normal rate inside the womb. Medics are waiting for laboratory results to confirm or refute their assumption.
The tiny baby was born premature seven months into the pregnancy and now weighs only 800 grams
The girl is currently recovering from dehydration at a local hospital as her mother Mamata Dode, 25, refused to feed her. The baby survived only because her 50-year-old grandfather Dilpe Dode took care of her giving her goat milk from a spoon for several weeks until she fell ill.
The child was admitted to Wadia hospital, which authorities have agreed to give her free medical services and even arranged accommodation for Mr Dode. He seems to be the one in the family who really cares about the granddaughter and still hopes that one day her parents will accept her.
The girl is currently recovering from dehydration at a local hospital
He said: “I am thankful to the hospital for giving free medical treatment to my granddaughter. It is really disheartening that even her parents have rejected her but I will go to any extent to save her. When the baby was given to us, we were left shocked. From our relatives to villagers, everyone gathered at our home to have a look at the baby.
And when they got to see her they ran away in fear. None held the baby in hands as they thought they will catch the disease. Even my son and daughter-in-law refused to accept her as they were embarrassed to have given birth to her.
The baby survived only because her 50-year-old grandfather Dilpe Dode took care of her
But I knew it was not her fault so I started taking care of her. My only hope is that she gets well and lives a normal life. I will try to convince her parents to accept her but if they still refuse, I will raise her up myself. It is not her fault to have born different and I will not throw her for this disease.”
The causes of Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation can be many, but most often involve poor maternal nutrition, lack of adequate oxygen supply to the fetus, anemia, maternal smonking, alcohol and/or drug use, recent pregnancy, gestational diabetes, pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease hypertension and many more
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