No Answers as Infant Death Toll in West Bengal Continues to Rise

The number of infant deaths in West Bengal continues to rise with latest reports revealing 17 more deaths in space of the last 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths to 30 in the last three days.

All of the deaths occurred at the state-run Burdwan Medical College and BC Roy Children's Hospital with the later accounting for 17 deaths. The health authorities are yet to find out the exact cause that led to the deaths.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Overview
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is death of a baby, under one year of age that occurs in sleep and cannot be explained.

Authorities at the hospitals are trying to claim that the situation is normal. Burdwan Medical College and Hospital deputy superintendent Tapas Kumar Ghosh told the India Today that the babies were underweight and were suffering from “jaundice, encephalitis and septicemia."

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is yet to come out and state the steps taken by her government to prevent further deaths.

Child Intusussception
Intussusception is condition where one segment of the intestine infolds into the adjacent segment causing intestinal blockage and leading to severe abdominal distension and pain.

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Child-Hernia - About
A small hole or passage has developed in the muscle in the baby's groin. Some of the intestine is poking out through this.

Child-Pyloric stenosis - Symptoms - Diagnosed - Treatment - Outcome
Pyloric stenosis in a child is narrowing of the pylorus due to which the milk cannot pass into the small intestine.