Child born with 32 teeth surprises doctors in MP's Khargone

The birth of a newborn child with 32 teeth has taken the medical fraternity in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district by surprise. However, the child survived for only 11 hours post-delivery.

Khargone (MP):In a strange incident, the birth of a child in the tribal zone of Jhirnia block has left doctors surprised and drew people from the nearby areas to flock in huge numbers to get a glimpse of the infant.

According to information, a woman named Rupabai had given birth to a child in Khargone's government hospital, who was born with 32 teeth. However, the child survived for only 11 hours post-delivery.

The baby born at 8:20 am on Friday, was discharged from the hospital at 2:30 pm, and died at 7:30 pm on the same day.

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Staff nurse Seema Sengar said this was the second delivery of the woman and that she has a 2-year-old child from a previous delivery.

Meanwhile, the Medical Officer of Government Hospital, Dr. Deepak Shastre said that such rare incidents do happen due to genetic aberrations.

The doctor said that one in 2000 children might have such a condition and though they can be removed surgically such cases are quite risky and require constant monitoring.