18-Jul-2014 VADODARA: The baby girl, who was brought to Sir Sayajirao General Hospital (SSGH) after her mother delivered her on the roadside in Pratapgunj on Friday, is still deprived of her mother's love. A psychiatric evaluation of the mother, Najma (name changed), who was believed to be mentally unstable, has revealed that she was suffering from acute depression. The police have failed to record Najma's statement as she refuses to talk. According to a staff member of the neonatal department, "She cries inconsolably whenever the baby is brought to her or she is asked about her past." The psychiatric department did not comment on Najma's condition, but according to sources she is being treated for acute depression. Sources added that they could not trace any history of mental illness while the causes of her depression are still unknown. The doctors are waiting for Najma to respond to the treatment and provide clarity to the case. SSGH has not considered adoption of the baby yet. The mother-daughter will be kept at SSGH until they are declared fit to go. "Najma is not mentally ill. She is in a state of depression. In such cases, the mother legally has the first right over her child. We cannot go ahead with adoption unless she is declared mentally unfit to take care of her child or nobody comes forward to claim the baby," said a doctor involved with the mother-daughter duo's treatment. Najma was spotted in Vikrambaug by residents of Pratapgunj moments after she delivered the baby by the roadside on July 11. The locals informed 108 emergency services that took the mother and the baby girl to SSGH. "The baby is completely fit and doing well," said Dr Sheila Aiyar, who heads the neonatal department at SSGH.
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