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Baby born with heart outside his body



DHARAN, March 22: A woman has given birth to a baby with his heart outside his body here in Dharan, Sunsari.

 

Shruti Karki (Dahal) of Baniyani-4, Jhapa, gave birth to the baby boy with such rare condition in BP Koirala Institute of Health Science at 5:05 am on Saturday.

 

Doctors performed a surgery on Karki to deliver the baby from the abdomen. She had come to BPKIHS for medical treatment four days ago.

 

The BPKIHS has referred the case to Kathmandu-based Kanti Children’s Hospital. Doctors said that further treatment and operation is needed to place the heart inside the body.

 

The infant weighing 2.4 kg seems normal despite the condition

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