Rajkot:
A mother in Gondal, Gujarat, delivered a baby with an unusually large head at Dr. Hiren Thumer's hospital. The mother, Sonal Waghela, fell unconscious when she saw his face for the first time after the delivery. She is not willing to look at his face as it is deformed.
Except for Mukesh Waghela, Sonal's husband, no other relatives were allowed to see the child. The baby is abnormal and his face is larger than his body. Just his head weighs 2.15 kg.
The baby is being spoon-fed another woman's milk, as Sonal is not willing to allow him close to her. The condition afflicting the baby occurs when water accumulates inside the brain.
Dr Thumer said, "The head swells like a balloon because of water accumulation inside the brain and hence the baby looks abnormal. Generally, these types of births occur in one in a lakh deliveries. Such babies can be saved if brain surgery is conducted, else it dies within four to six months."
Except for Mukesh Waghela, Sonal's husband, no other relatives were allowed to see the child. The baby is abnormal and his face is larger than his body. Just his head weighs 2.15 kg.
The baby is being spoon-fed another woman's milk, as Sonal is not willing to allow him close to her. The condition afflicting the baby occurs when water accumulates inside the brain.
Dr Thumer said, "The head swells like a balloon because of water accumulation inside the brain and hence the baby looks abnormal. Generally, these types of births occur in one in a lakh deliveries. Such babies can be saved if brain surgery is conducted, else it dies within four to six months."
