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| Miracle baby returns home |
| Mrityunjay had to be fitted with a miniature pacemaker when he was just 15 hours old, creating history as the youngest baby in the country to undergo
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| INDIA
, 25-August-2007
5:4:35 AM |
| It's been 12 days since he came into this world but this is the first time baby Mrityunjay's mother is holding him.
Minutes after birth, the baby was rushed into paediatric ICU because of slow heartbeat. His heart had 40 beats a minute as against the normal 120 beats, a condition that is life threatening.
Mrityunjay had to be fitted with a miniature pacemaker when he was just 15 hours old, creating history as the youngest baby in the country to undergo such a rare surgery.
While he was in ICU, no one from his family was allowed to hold him.
''I have no words. I feel happy looking at him,'' said Narendra Mishra, Mrityunjay's father.
Sangeeta was seven months pregnant when she found out about her baby's condition. It was too late to abort even though some people advised her to do so.
''When I found out about his condition I was told by some people I should abort the baby. But I knew I would feel terrible about it. Now I am glad I did not listen to them,'' said Sangeeta Mishra, Mrityunjay's Mother.
Mrityunjay will have to go for regular check ups and when he is five years old undergo another surgery when the existing pacemaker is replaced with an adult version.
But he will have to be closely watched. No close contact with washing machines. TV sets or cell phones anything with strong electromagnetic fields that could disrupt the signal of the pacemaker
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