Agartala, Oct. 26 -- A three-day-old baby girl in Tripura's Sepahijala district, born with a rare and life-threatening congenital disorder, was saved last week following a complex surgery at Tripura Medical College. The newborn, daughter of Mamata Das and Sahadev Das from Kolomkhet in Urumai, was delivered via caesarean section at a private hospital 10 days ago. Soon after birth, she began experiencing severe respiratory distress whenever she was breastfed.
Concerned about her worsening condition, the medical team at the private facility referred the baby to Agartala Govt Medical College hospital the same day. After two days of treatment with no improvement, her condition worsened, prompting a referral to Tripura Medical College for specia...