Day-old baby saved after being buried alive in southern Vietnam
Saturday, May 26, 2018, 17:01 GMT+7
A newborn baby has been rescued and taken to the hospital in time, when he was discovered buried alive in the south-central province of Binh Thuan on Saturday.
Nguyen Thi Thuy Truc, a local in Tan Thang Commune in Ham Tan District, was walking by a fallow near her house in the morning, when she saw a baby’s elbow and foot surfaced from the ground.
The 31-year-old woman called her husband to the scene and had him unearth the ground.
The couple was shocked to see a baby, still breathing but having several wounds on his body, lying in the dirt.
They immediately cleaned the infant and brought him to an emergency medical station in the commune.
The newborn appeared to be about one-day-old, weighing a mere two kilograms, with the umbilical cord still attached to his belly button, according to a doctor at the clinic.
The emergency medical station gave the baby first-aid, cutting the umbilical cord, washing and sewing his wounds before transferring him to the General Hospital of La Gi town for further treatment.
Do Tan Si, chairman of Tan Thang Commune People's Committee, confirmed the incident later the same day, adding that local police are investigating for clarification.
According to Si, neither the mother nor any guardians of the baby has showed up.
The poor newborn is now under special care of local authorities.
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