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MANGALORE: It was heartbreak time for Pushparaj and Gouri couple for the second time in less than 24-hours. Having seen their second child - a boy, born on August 15, come back from the brink - about to be buried after doctors allegedly declared it dead, the couple had the misfortune of seeing it pass away in a private hospital in the city where it was brought for treatment. The child on Saturday had been taken to Chembugudde near Thokkottu for burial.

 Pushparaj, the child’s father confirmed the development. The baby boy, a premature birth, was delivered by C-section at seven months and was weighing little more than 1.5 kilogram. The baby was kept in the ICU and on Saturday, the doctor in-charge declared that the baby was not alive, around afternoon. This couple from Kumpala had taken the baby for burial. When they put a few drops of milk, the grave digger told the couple the baby’s lips had opened.

 Shocked, the parents in utter disbelief again put milk drops on the lips and the baby opened its mouth, indicating it was alive. The parents immediately took the infant to another hospital for care where it was said to be recovering. The couple working in Middle East had come to the city for delivery. Pushparaj however did not indicate how the infant died the second time round and if it was because of any infection or other medical condition it may have developed.

Mangalore Premature baby found alive during burial

MANGALORE: It was nothing short of a miracle. A premature baby which taken for burial at Chembugudde near Thokkottu, after the doctors allegedly declared the baby dead, was found alive.

 The baby boy, born on August 15, was delivered by C-section at seven months and was weighing little more than 1.5 kilogram. The baby was kept in the ICU and on Saturday, the doctor in charge had declared that the baby was not alive, around afternoon.

 This was Puspharaj and Gouri couple’s second child. The disheartened parents from Kumpala had taken the baby for burial. When they put a few drops of milk, the grave digger told the couple the baby’s lips had opened. The parents were in disbelief and again put little milk on the lips and the baby opened its mouth, indicating it was alive.

 The baby was immediately taken to another hospital for care and is said to be recovering. The couple working in Middle East had come to the city for delivery.

Gauri from Kumta had a premature delivery on August 15 at one of the private hospitals in Kuthar and the baby was kept in the incubator. The doctors at the hospital declared the baby ’dead’ on Saturday August 23 at 12 noon and informed the same to Pushparaj, the father of the child. Pushparaj and his family members then took away the baby and proceeded to the burial ground at Chembu Gudde, Thokkottu to conduct the last rites.

During the last rites, in accordance with the Hindu tradition, Pushparaj poured milk into the mouth of the baby which was kept ready for burial. To their utter joy, they found that the baby was alive and crying. Pushparaj immediately rushed the baby to another hospital, where it is now recovering. Pushparaj approached the Ullal police station to lodge a complaint against the private hospital.