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India newborn found alive in shallow grave now thriving

December 6, 2019 6:18 am

A premature newborn baby found buried alive in a clay pot in northern India has fully recovered, her doctor says.

She was brought to hospital in a critical condition, suffering from septicaemia and a dangerously low platelet count in mid-October.

She has now gained weight and breathing and platelet counts are normal, her paediatrician Ravi Khanna told the BBC.

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Her parents have not been traced and she will be put up for adoption after a mandatory wait period.