Newskarnataka-Udupi
Udupi:A premature baby which was declared dead by doctors was found to be alive when it was about to be buried by its grieving parents. The incident has been reported from Bantakal near Shirva.
A couplenbsp; who worked in a quarry at Bantakal had arrived at a private hospital for a check up as the woman was six months pregnant. It is said the woman who began to suffer from cramps had rushed to the toilet where she reportedly delivered a premature baby.
The doctors immediately suggested that the mother and child be shifted to Manipal hospital. It is learnt the doctors there who examined the baby, declared that it was dead.
The parents then took the body of the baby to the burial ground where the father who chose to have one last glimpse of his baby removed the cloth which covered the baby’s body.To his shock, he found that the baby was breathing.
The baby was immediately shifted to the hospital. Though the condition of the mother is fine, the baby which weighed only 760 grams continue to be critical.