Kerala govt steps in to protect 23-day-old baby abandoned by Jharkhand couple
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Kerala govt steps in to protect 23-day-old baby abandoned by Jharkhand couple

Hindustan Times  

A 23-day-old baby girl, abandoned in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital in Kochi by her parents from Jharkhand, will receive protection of the Kerala government. The Kerala government will provide protection to a 23-day-old girl who was left in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital here by her Jharkhandi parents. The Ernakulam General Hospital Superintendent has been asked to ensure proper medical treatment for the baby. Since the baby weighed less than one kilogram, she was moved to a private hospital's NICU for special care.

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Baby born with severe congenital defects in Kerala’s Alappuzha on ventilator support after health deteriorates
2 months ago

Baby born with severe congenital defects in Kerala’s Alappuzha on ventilator support after health deteriorates

The Hindu  

The child, born with severe congenital defects two months ago in Alappuzha, was admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha, on Wednesday morning after his health deteriorated. The parents alleged lapses on the part of doctors at the Women and Children’s Hospital, Alappuzha and two private diagnostics centres for failing to identify the abnormalities before birth, despite multiple scans …

Kerala: 3 Caretakers Arrested For Injuring Toddler's Private Parts Over Bedwetting
3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: 3 Caretakers Arrested For Injuring Toddler's Private Parts Over Bedwetting

ABP News  

In a case of child abuse, three women caretakers of the Kerala State Child Welfare Committee have been arrested for allegedly injuring a two-and-a-half-year-old girl’s private parts as punishment for wetting her bed. The incident occurred at a child welfare facility managed by the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare. On Tuesday, the police arrested the three women from the …

Mother Was 'Shocked' To Find Unmarried Daughter Pregnant, Delay In Reporting To Police Justified: Kerala HC Quashes Case U/S 19 POCSO Act
3 months, 1 week ago

Mother Was 'Shocked' To Find Unmarried Daughter Pregnant, Delay In Reporting To Police Justified: Kerala HC Quashes Case U/S 19 POCSO Act

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that the trauma and shock of a mother coming to know of her minor, unmarried daughter's pregnancy is a justifiable reason for delay in informing the POCSO offence to the police. the trauma and shock in the mind of the mother when she hears information that her unmarried daughter is 18 weeks pregnant would …

Kerala: Three shelter home caretakers arrested for assaulting toddler, injuries to genitals found
3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Three shelter home caretakers arrested for assaulting toddler, injuries to genitals found

India TV News  

Kerela police have detained three caretakers of a child welfare home in Thiruvananthapuram on charges of assaulting a two-and-a-half-year-old girl. The arrests were made after the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare filed a complaint accusing the trio of injuring the child as punishment for bedwetting causing injuries to her genitals. Reports indicate the child was frequently punished for bedwetting, …

Couple gives away baby girl to AP couple due to poverty
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Couple gives away baby girl to AP couple due to poverty

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Battling acute poverty, a couple of Rayagada allegedly gave away their nine-day-old child to a family from Andhra Pradesh, in Nuapada Sahi village under Chandili police limits of the district. Even as the alleged baby sale incident in Balangir hogged the headlines, the Rayagada story has now come as another shocker. The natural mother Kumud Ganta and her husband …

Woman gives birth to baby girl on railway platform in Kerala's Thrissur
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman gives birth to baby girl on railway platform in Kerala's Thrissur

India Today  

A woman gave birth to a baby girl on a platform at the Thrissur Railway Station in Kerala on Tuesday. According to railway officials, on Tuesday morning, passengers saw a heavily pregnant woman in labour pain and alerted the police team present at the Thrissur Railway Station. Upon receiving an alert, an ambulance was called by the police officials, but …

Ordeal of child marriage victims in Udaipur ends with Legal Services Authority’s help
10 months ago

Ordeal of child marriage victims in Udaipur ends with Legal Services Authority’s help

The Hindu  

The ordeal of two child marriage victims in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district has ended with the District Legal Services Authority pitching in with financial assistance after the nullification of their marriages. The incident came to the notice of the Udaipur Child Welfare Committee, which reached out to an NGO in the district working for the prevention of child marriages. Gayatri Seva …

Mother Forced To Deliver Twins In Middle Of Road, Gross Negligence On Part Of State: Rajasthan HC Orders Compensation For Newborns' Death
1 year ago

Mother Forced To Deliver Twins In Middle Of Road, Gross Negligence On Part Of State: Rajasthan HC Orders Compensation For Newborns' Death

Live Law  

Terming the incident where a mother lost her twins due to the inaction of staff posted at a Community Health Centre as a 'death of humanity', the Rajasthan High Court has ordered State and Central Governments to jointly pay the woman Rs 4 lakhs as compensation. “…In utter violation of the fundamental right of leading a healthy life, the petitioner …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Permission To Terminate 33 Weeks Pregnancy Of Minor Rape Victim, Cites Threat To Life
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Permission To Terminate 33 Weeks Pregnancy Of Minor Rape Victim, Cites Threat To Life

Live Law  

Observing that abortion at such an advanced stage would "not only endanger the life of the minor victim but is likely to premature delivery of child", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to direct termination of 33 weeks old pregnancy of a minor rape victim.The Medical board also opined that it will not be safe and would be …

‘No Life Giver In World Like The Mother’: Gujarat HC Cites 'Skand Purana' While Allowing Minor Girl To Abort 17-Week Pregnancy
1 year, 6 months ago

‘No Life Giver In World Like The Mother’: Gujarat HC Cites 'Skand Purana' While Allowing Minor Girl To Abort 17-Week Pregnancy

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court last week allowed the medical termination of a minor girl’s 17-week pregnancy. In its order, Justice Samir J. Dave referred to the following verse from the Hindu religious text Skanda Purana, the largest Mukhyapurana, to emphasise the value that mothers hold in our society: "नास्ति मातृसमा छाया नास्ति मातृसमा गतिः। नास्ति मातृसमं त्राणं नास्ति मातृसमा प्रपा।।" …

'Social & Medical Complications Likely': Kerala High Court Allows Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Of 15 Year Old Girl Impregnated By Brother
1 year, 9 months ago

'Social & Medical Complications Likely': Kerala High Court Allows Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Of 15 Year Old Girl Impregnated By Brother

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday allowed the termination of pregnancy of a 15 year old minor girl who was impregnated by her brother. A single bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman observed that: “Considering the fact, the child is born from his own sibling, various social and medical complications are likely to arise. The medical board also stated that the …

Parents on the run after burying newborn girl in Tamil Nadu's Madurai
3 years, 2 months ago

Parents on the run after burying newborn girl in Tamil Nadu's Madurai

India Today  

A couple went missing along with their two daughters after allegedly burying their newborn girl in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district. The local health officials alerted the police about the death of a six-day-old infant in mysterious circumstances. According to a report published in The New Indian Express, the couple O Muthupandi and Kowsalya had a healthy child at Sedapatti Primary …

Baby kidnap case: Kerala HC postpones case to November 8 to await Anupama decision
3 years, 4 months ago

Baby kidnap case: Kerala HC postpones case to November 8 to await Anupama decision

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday postponed to November 8 the habeas corpus plea moved by Anupama S Chandran, daughter of a CPI local committee member, to get back her baby who had been put up for adoption by her parents last year without her knowledge. The high court had also said that a family court was seized of …

17 year old Kerala girl delivers baby in her bedroom watching YouTube video
3 years, 4 months ago

17 year old Kerala girl delivers baby in her bedroom watching YouTube video

Op India  

A 17-year-old girl in the Malappuram district in Kerala delivered a baby boy in her own bedroom, without anyone assistance, by watching YouTube videos. The teenager reportedly stayed in her room for the next three days after giving birth until her mother came to know about the incident, hearing the baby’s cry. The Kerala police revealed that that the girl …

Kerala girl delivers baby watching YouTube videos, parents unaware of pregnancy
3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala girl delivers baby watching YouTube videos, parents unaware of pregnancy

India Today  

A 17-year-old girl in Kerala delivered a baby at her residence by watching YouTube videos while her parents remained at home unaware of her pregnancy. The incident took place in Kerala’s Malappuram district where the girl delivered the baby on October 24. According to the police, the girl has said that a 21-year-old neighbour had allegedly impregnated her and also …

Kerala Baby 'Kidnap Case': Mother Anupama Says She Has No Faith in Police Probe
3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Baby 'Kidnap Case': Mother Anupama Says She Has No Faith in Police Probe

News 18  

Anupama S Chandran, daughter of a CPI local committee member, whose baby had been put up for adoption by her parents last year without her knowledge, on Sunday said she has no faith in the police probe into the matter, a view which was also echoed by Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan. Meanwhile, Satheesan, at …

Kerala Government orders investigation into child missing case
3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Government orders investigation into child missing case

The Hindu  

Facing heat over a CPI leader being booked on a complaint by his daughter of separating her from her newborn, the State Government has ordered an investigation into the incident even as the ruling party said it wanted the mother to get her child back. On the claim of Anupama’s father that the infant was given up with his daughter’s …

Woman Abandons Her Newborn Baby Near U'khand CM's Residence, Gets Caught Within Hrs
3 years, 8 months ago

Woman Abandons Her Newborn Baby Near U'khand CM's Residence, Gets Caught Within Hrs

News 18  

A young unmarried woman abandoned her newborn baby near Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur’s official residence ‘Oakover’ but was caught within hours, the police said. The woman had abandoned the newborn boy near Kamla Nehru Hospital, which is at a stone’s throw from the CM’s residence here, in the wee hours on Saturday, they added. Police from Chhota Shimla police …

Report cases of parents' death, appeals of adoption to police or CWCs: Govt
3 years, 10 months ago

Report cases of parents' death, appeals of adoption to police or CWCs: Govt

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The COVID-19 surge across the country has affected young children the worst. The Telangana Child Welfare Department said that over the past week they have received at least 15-20 phone calls requesting assistance for such children. Of these, 15-20 calls were such cases where either a single parent was hospitalised, or both parents had passed away due to the …

Open Wounds, Swarmed by Flies: Unable to 'Afford Treatment', 3-year-old Dies Outside UP Hospital
4 years ago

Open Wounds, Swarmed by Flies: Unable to 'Afford Treatment', 3-year-old Dies Outside UP Hospital

News 18  

A national child rights body on Saturday stepped in to investigate the death of a three-year-old girl outside a private Prayagraj Hospital, where her surgical wounds were reportedly left open and unattended because her family could not pay the bills. When the money could not be given, the hospital administration kicked us all out without even stitching her surgical wounds …

Kerala CM Comes to the Rescue of Stranded Pregnant Woman
4 years, 11 months ago

Kerala CM Comes to the Rescue of Stranded Pregnant Woman

The Quint  

But they were not allowed to enter Kerala due to the nationwide lockdown. Considering her condition, it was decided to allow only the pregnant woman and take her to the Batheri Taluk hospital in this district which as "well-equipped" for handling pregnancy cases, district officials said. But later they went back to nearby Mysuru and stayed with a relative and …

Bihar woman delivers baby in ambulance as borders closed between Kerala and Karnataka
4 years, 11 months ago

Bihar woman delivers baby in ambulance as borders closed between Kerala and Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Kasaragod: A pregnant Bihari migrant woman in labour gave birth in an ambulance after the Karnataka police allegedly refused to allow the ambulance carrying her to cross the border road to Mangaluru to reach her hospital. As Karnataka police stopped the vehicle at the border in Talapady, saying no vehicle, including ambulances from Kerala, could be permitted to their state, …

UP: Leaving behind her newborn with in-laws, woman exits hospital
5 years ago

UP: Leaving behind her newborn with in-laws, woman exits hospital

India TV News  

UP: Leaving behind her newborn with in-laws, woman exits hospital After delivering a girl child, a woman apparently left a hospital without informing the authorities in Kairana town of Shamli district by handing over the newborn to her mother-in-law, police said. After delivering a girl child, a woman apparently left a hospital without informing the authorities in Kairana town of …

Kochi: Lack of shelter home hits rehab
6 years, 1 month ago

Kochi: Lack of shelter home hits rehab

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The lack of a dedicated government-run shelter home for boys in the district is affecting rehabilitation of rescued children. A total of 154 minor children who ran away from their homes were rescued by the Railway Child Help Desk team at Ernakulam South railway station in the last six months. However, when it comes to boys, we're forced to …

Bombay HC Allows Termination Of Pregnancy Of Minor Girl [Read Order]
6 years, 11 months ago

Bombay HC Allows Termination Of Pregnancy Of Minor Girl [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed the termination of pregnancy of a minor girl after a specially-constituted committee of medical officers opined that continuation would be riskier.A bench of Justice Naresh H Patil and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai allowed the petition filed by the minor girl’s guardian and gave directions to terminate her pregnancy under Section 3 of the. The …

Kerala: New body to deal with child abuses
7 years, 2 months ago

Kerala: New body to deal with child abuses

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: A child rescue force has been set up under the district child protection unit to check trafficking, labour, beggary and abuse cases of children. “The child rescue force will coordinate with the child help desk of the child welfare committee. In case of children from other states, the rescue officers should contact the CWC in the home district of …

Homeless girl in India forced to give birth on street metres away from health centre
7 years, 6 months ago

Homeless girl in India forced to give birth on street metres away from health centre

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Angry residents reportedly stormed a …

Kerala: 13-yr-old boy held for impregnating his 15-yr-old neighbour
7 years, 10 months ago

Kerala: 13-yr-old boy held for impregnating his 15-yr-old neighbour

India TV News  

In a rare incident, the Pathanapuram police on Thursday arrested a 13-year-old boy for allegedly impregnating his 15-year-old neighbour. According to a Times of India report, the minor boy was produced before Kollam chief judicial magistrate, who granted him bail and sent him with his parents. The report cited the police saying that the case was registered four days ago …

One in police custody for abandoning infant
7 years, 10 months ago

One in police custody for abandoning infant

The Hindu  

KOCHI: The police team probing the incident in which a baby girl had been found abandoned near Kalamassery has taken one person into custody. Ebin had posed as a good samaritan and handed over the one-week-old baby on the night of April 13 to child welfare services. Ebin, who had called up Janaseva Sisubhavan to report the incident, was taken …

Telangana: State home staff save baby
8 years, 8 months ago

Telangana: State home staff save baby

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Authorities of a Shishu Griha, a state-run home for homeless children aged below 5, have turned parents for an abandoned baby which was found by the side of a road here, on May 19. The Shishu Griha officials rushed the child to the district headquarter’s hospital before bringing it to the home. Incidentally, we had taken him to the …

One more baby girl dies in Dharmapuri
10 years, 4 months ago

One more baby girl dies in Dharmapuri

The Hindu  

A three-day-old baby girl died of complications arising from underweight at the government hospital here on Saturday, taking the number of neo-natal deaths since Friday evening to six. A Health Department official said all protocols were followed at the hospital, and the fact that the babies were admitted to the neo-natal intensive care unit meant they were critical at the …

Lok Ayukta comes to rescue of baby with diabetes
12 years, 1 month ago

Lok Ayukta comes to rescue of baby with diabetes

The Hindu  

The Lok Ayukta of Andhra Pradesh, Justice B. Subhashan Reddy, has taken up the issue of a newborn child suffering with diabetes and the inability of its parents to provide necessary treatment suo motu earlier this week. Based on media reports that the baby boy was born with 500 mg sugar level at birth to a poor couple from Karimnagar …

Newborn dies as father couldn’t pay Rs. 200 for incubator
12 years, 7 months ago

Newborn dies as father couldn’t pay Rs. 200 for incubator

The Hindu  

A five-day-old baby girl died at the government-run Civil Hospital at Jalandhar as the staff stopped treatment when her father could not pay Rs. The incident came to light when Sanjeev Kumar, a daily wage painter, and his wife Anita accused the staff of “killing” the baby born prematurely in the hospital on July 20. When the shocking incident came …

Baby Afreen's father tried to kill her because he ‘wanted a boy'
12 years, 11 months ago

Baby Afreen's father tried to kill her because he ‘wanted a boy'

The Hindu  

In a suspected case of attempted female infanticide, a three-month-old is battling for life at Vani Vilas Hospital here after having been beaten up allegedly by her father. The father confessed to the police on interrogation that he tried to kill the child because he “wanted a boy and not a girl.” Farook, who was arrested on Sunday evening, after …

Baby handed over to home
13 years, 1 month ago

Baby handed over to home

The Hindu  

A three-month old baby girl, who was found abandoned in Pammal last month, is now in the care of a welfare home in St. Thomas Mount. According to members of the Kancheepuram District Child Welfare Committee, residents of the Andal Kuppam area noticed the girl baby in thorny bushes on January 14. Representatives of Childline took the baby to All …

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