New Delhi: A quarter of global neonatal deaths happen in India where nearly 600,000 newborns die within 28 days of their birth every year, according to a new Unicef study. The study, which found the number of newborn deaths in India was one of the highest in the world, says the[Read More…]
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Max Hospital resumes operation after stay on license cancellation
Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh resumed its operations on Wednesday, days after its licence was cancelled by the city government for declaring a live newborn baby dead. The hospital said the operation was resumed after the Court of Finance Commissioner on Tuesday put on hold the government’s December 8 order. “We[Read More…]
DNA of 10-yr-old rape victim’s newborn ‘doesn’t match’ with accused
In a shocking revelation, the DNA sample of the newborn of the 10-year-old Chandigarh rape victim does not match with that of the rape accused, the victim’s uncle, suggests forensic report. This shock came after the report was submitted to the Punjab and Haryana Court. The new development compelled the[Read More…]
Jodhpur: Mother loses newborn as doctors fight in operation theatre
A mother has lost her child after two senior doctors in Jodhpur’s Umaid Hospital got involved in an argument during a C-section operation. The two doctors were removed after they were purportedly seen in a video fighting inside an operation theatre during surgery on a woman on Tuesday. The incident[Read More…]
Viral video: Contrary to hype, newborn baby ‘walking’ after birth is ‘natural’
A video of a newborn baby ‘walking’ moments after its birth has gone viral now. The video was initially posted on Facebook on May 26. Now the 41-second clip has been seen millions of times. The short clip shows a newborn, being supported by a nurse. The baby lifts one[Read More…]