Tamil Nadu: Infant with congenital heart disease abandoned by parents in Chennai

A baby girl born with a congenital heart disease has been abandoned by her parents at a Chennai hospital in Tamil Nadu. The cost of the surgery will be borne by the state government.

An infant born with a congenital heart disease has been abandoned by her parents and left to the care of nurses and doctors at the Government Institute of Child Health, Egmore (ICH) in Tamil Nadu's Chennai city. Born on June 26 in Cuddalore district, baby X was referred to the ICH on July 3 after she developed respiratory distress and low oxygen levels. She was found to be diagnosed with a congenital heart disease which needs corrective surgery.