Kerala woman delivers baby in hospital toilet; newborn rescued after being thrown out of window

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A 19-year-old pistillate who arrived astatine a infirmary successful Kerala complaining of tummy symptom delivered a babe successful the toilet and allegedly threw it retired of the window, the constabulary said connected Tuesday.

The incidental was reported from the Haripad Government Hospital successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday, they said.

Soon aft giving birth, the woman, reportedly unmarried, allegedly threw the babe extracurricular the toilet.

Hearing the cries, the infirmary unit aboriginal spotted the newborn successful an country wherever stray dogs were reportedly roaming, prompting an contiguous rescue.

The timely involution of the night-duty aesculapian squad helped prevention the baby’s life, infirmary authorities said.

A doc said the pistillate had approached the infirmary seeking attraction for tummy pain, but refused to acquisition a carnal examination. This raised suspicion that the pistillate mightiness beryllium pregnant, she said.

The pistillate was observed going to the toilet aggregate times portion nether observation. Doctors said they heard a faint outcry soon aft the pistillate entered the toilet.

They grew suspicious and alerted the unit and searched the area, wherever they recovered the newborn. Doctors added that adjacent a flimsy hold could person endangered the baby's life. The kid had fallen into an country wherever stray dogs were present.

Both the parent and the kid person been shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha.

The newborn, who is being treated successful the ICU, is reportedly retired of danger.

Published - May 26, 2026 01:03 p.m. IST

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