Newborn Girl, Rescued From Odisha Borewell, Out Of Danger, Say Doctors

The girl is currently undergoing treatment at the special newborn care unit (SNCU) of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla. A five-member team of doctors headed by Subhas Chandra Majhi is monitoring her health.

The health condition of the newborn girl, who was rescued from an abandoned borewell in Odisha's Sambalpur district on Tuesday evening, is stable and out of danger, doctors said.

The girl is currently undergoing treatment at the special newborn care unit (SNCU) of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla. A five-member team of doctors headed by Subhas Chandra Majhi is monitoring her health.

VIMSAR superintendent Lalmohan Nayak on Thursday said the newborn was brought to the SNCU around 11.30pm on Tuesday in a critical condition, suffering from hypothermia (A condition when body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature).