A newborn was declared “dead” by the staff of a central government hospital yesterday but was found to be alive just before the baby was to be buried.
The baby died but later claimed that there was another case in the hospital and that it was a case mistaken identity.
The incident occurred at Safdarjung hospital when a resident of Badarpur delivered a baby this morning. The nursing staff apparently failed to find any sign of breathing.
“The doctor and the nursing staff declared the baby dead and sealed the body in a pack, labelled it and handed it over to us for burial,” said the father of the child.
As the mother’s condition was not stable, she remained in the hospital while the father and other family members took the body and went home, making preparations for the burial.
Rohit’s sister suddenly felt some movement in the pack and when they opened it, they found the baby breathing and moving its limbs. Immediately a PCR call was made and the baby was rushed to Apollo Hospital from where it was shifted to Safdarjung.
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