Amritsar Woman Gives Birth to a Plastic Baby
A women from Rajasansi area of Amritsar district have given a birth to a plastic baby girl. The birth of such plastic babies in rare case and occurs once among six lakh new-borns. The plastic new-borns babies are scientifically known as collodion babies. The baby girl looks like a rubber doll and she born with tight, waxy, shiny skin resembling plastic, while mouth resembling that of a fish, and red hot eyes and lips. The baby is not able to take feed from her mother," a doctor who attended to the plastic baby, said.
The Doctors of Guru Nanak Dev Medical College and Hospital in Amritsar had treated the baby on Friday and said that the condition arises from a genetic disorder and is autosomal recessive and congenital ichthyosis (scaly skin condition). This plastic baby has thick skin, while other affected babies may have normal skin. "The baby starts crying when someone touches her. However 10% of (collodion) plastic babies have normal underlying skin - a mild presentation known as 'self-healing' collodion baby. Expert’s doctors in the city said such a condition expose these babies to permanent risk of skin infection. Besides, they face the threat of hypothermia and dehydration.
The plastic babies develop cracks in their skin after birth and baby's membrane gets peeled off automatically within a period of 15 to 30 days which can be very painful,” they said, adding collodion babies are usually premature. This kind of baby’s will born in very rare cases and is found in one among every six lakh babies.
The doctors said that the thick skin did not only give the baby a “rubbery” look, but also made it hard for plastic baby to be fed by her mother. They told that use of moisturisers or nursing in a humidified incubator could help prevent these problems.
Reports claimed that this is the second time such baby was born in Amritsar. Earlier in 2014, a baby was born with similar defects, but the baby died within three days after the birth.
Plastic baby born in Amritsar:
The Doctors of Guru Nanak Dev Medical College and Hospital in Amritsar had treated the baby on Friday and said that the condition arises from a genetic disorder and is autosomal recessive and congenital ichthyosis (scaly skin condition). This plastic baby has thick skin, while other affected babies may have normal skin. "The baby starts crying when someone touches her. However 10% of (collodion) plastic babies have normal underlying skin - a mild presentation known as 'self-healing' collodion baby. Expert’s doctors in the city said such a condition expose these babies to permanent risk of skin infection. Besides, they face the threat of hypothermia and dehydration.
The plastic babies develop cracks in their skin after birth and baby's membrane gets peeled off automatically within a period of 15 to 30 days which can be very painful,” they said, adding collodion babies are usually premature. This kind of baby’s will born in very rare cases and is found in one among every six lakh babies.
The doctors said that the thick skin did not only give the baby a “rubbery” look, but also made it hard for plastic baby to be fed by her mother. They told that use of moisturisers or nursing in a humidified incubator could help prevent these problems.
Reports claimed that this is the second time such baby was born in Amritsar. Earlier in 2014, a baby was born with similar defects, but the baby died within three days after the birth.
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