Update On The Newborn Babey With 4 Ears, No Private Part

A baby born in Makurdi Benue State Nigeria on Thursday with four ear lobes and no private parts has died, said the hospital official.

The baby was delivered by Mrs Mbanengen Emmanuel at about 5:30 p.m at Yima Hospital, Makurdi, Benue. Soon after birth the baby died.

The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. John Dzike says the baby also had its intestines exposed at the lower part of the abdomen.

Dzike adds that it is already the second time this year a baby with such abnormalities has been delivered at the hospital. According to him, the complication was caused by malformation during pregnancy.

He mentions that some women use unprescribed during their pregnancy. He recommends pregnant women to aboid self-medication and always to attend antenatal clinics, especially in the first 12 weeks.

that is why it is important to attend antenatal clinics, especially in the first 12 weeks.

Efforts to speak with the baby’s mother have failed as she declined comment.