Mother Flees Hospital After Giving Birth to Baby with Skull and Facial Deformities - Nairobi Wire

Mother Flees Hospital After Giving Birth to Baby with Skull and Facial Deformities - Nairobi Wire

A medical officer attends to an infant born with A medical officer attends to an infant born with Birth Defect A mother in Naivasha has abandoned her newborn at ITARC Hospital after the baby was born with severe deformities. Hospital officials say the mother refused to breastfeed the infant and fled the facility, while the family labeled the child as “cursed.” The baby was born without a nose, with an incomplete skull, and missing some fingers a…

SHOCK as a mother abandons newborn with severe deformities at a private hospital in Naivasha

Thursday, February 13, 2025 - A private hospital in Naivasha is grappling with a heartbreaking case in which a mother abandoned her newborn due to severe facial deformities. The baby, born at ITARC Hospital in Longonot town, lacks a nose, has an underdeveloped skull, and is missing some fingers and toes. Her mother, citing cultural beliefs, refused to breastfeed or clothe her before fleeing the hospital. Hospital staff, led by medic Benson Kiman…