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POOJA : Our Miracle Baby!

Pooja (name changed) was an absolutely new-born baby who arrived at Palna through the cradle at our gate on a winter morning towards the end of 2022. As soon as the siren rang in the premises intimating that a baby was in the cradle, a nurse went out to bring the newcomer in. To her horror she found that there was a plastic shopping bag in the cradle, on opening which she saw a tiny, new-born baby girl inside - with the afterbirth still attached. It was a shocking sight.

The infant was immediately taken to our Medical Crisis Unit (MCU) inside Palna, and the doctor attended to her immediately. It was not obvious if the afterbirth had blocked her respiration while she was inside the bag.

She was in the MCU for over a month – on oxygen for 10 days and under intensive care, before she was gradually weaned off oxygen. Since then, she has been doing well under proper medical attention, nutrition and care, and is growing into a normal, active - and absolutely gorgeous - little one!

She is our miracle baby!

We are delighted to share that little Pooja has been placed in adoption and has joined her forever family!

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Many fascinating stories tracing the life journeys of Palna children over the decades have been compiled into a book "The World of PALNA : A Refuge of Love and Hope". The book is available in online bookstores across the world, and all proceeds from its sale go towards supporting the children in PALNA.