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| JK children face neglect by parents, doctors | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 4: Children in Jammu and Kashmir continuously face neglect by the parents and the doctors alike in government hospitals.
A new-born (female) from Kreeri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district died allegedly due to blower heat in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the children hospital on Sunday evening at G B Panth Hospital Srinagar.
The five-day-old baby, who was born at a private hospital in Srinagar, had developed complications following which she was taken to GB Pant Hospital for treatment.
The postgraduate department of pediatrics, Government Medical College Srinagar Monday ordered an investigation into the death of an infant at GB Pant hospital and constituted a five-member committee.
"In reference to the Medical Superintendent GB Pant hospital, Srinagar letter no GBP/11049 dated 04/02/2019 an inquiry committee is hereby constituted to investigate the complaint," reads an order by GMC Srinagar. This is not the first time when doctors neglect the infant and many a times led to death. This has become a routine when babies are neglected in the state.
Even their parents at many a times abandoned these babies.
In December last year, a parent from south Kashmir's Shopian district tried to bury his child in a graveyard in old city Srinagar.
He did it after doctors at Srinagar's maternity Lal Ded Hospital told Manzoor Hussain that his wife has given birth to a disabled male baby.
While the gravedigger placed infant inside the grave, the baby let out a feeble scream.
This caught the attention of the locals including the gravedigger, who found him alive. The baby's father told them he wanted to bury the infant alive as he was very poor and cannot bear the newly born baby's treatment.
Police arrested Hussain, who is from south Kashmir's Shopian district for the crime. He was later released on bail. The baby was admitted to GB Panth Children Hospital in Srinagar.
The baby boy was born with congenital disorder. He is suffering from Meningoencephalocele, a type of encephalocele, which is an abnormal sac of fluid, brain tissue. It could affect the normal intelligence of the baby.
For instance, at the Lal Ded maternity hospital, over 15 abandoned babies have been found inside the hospital premises in the past few years.
During 2018, at least seven abandoned babies were found inside the LD hospital. A one-month-old baby boy was left to dogs by his parents in a plastic bag. He was found wrapped in a polythene bag in the backyard of the hospital. The incident came to light after an official had heard the newborn's cries. The CCTV footage had shown an unidentified woman dropping him in the backyard.
"He was administered anti-rabies injections. He had no disability and was later adopted by a childless couple," said a female doctor.
Dozens of babies have been abandoned over the years and many have been lying in hospitals especially in G B Panth Children Hospital for months. |
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