Archive · 7 Jun 2025
Four Newborns with Low Birth Weight Die at Budaun Hospital
Four babies with very low birth weights sadly passed away at a hospital.
These babies were born very small, weighing between 780 and 1,150 grams.
The hospital staff tried their best to help, but the babies' health was too fragile.
The families were informed about the babies' critical condition and the lack of specialized care.
The hospital offered to transfer the babies to another hospital with better facilities, but the families declined.
Sadly, despite the efforts, the babies did not survive.
Four newborns died at a hospital in Budaun due to extremely low birth weight.
The infants had critically low birth weights, ranging between 780 and 1,150 grams.
Families were informed about the babies' critical condition.
Families were advised to transfer newborns to a higher center.
The families declined the offer to transfer the babies to Saifai Medical College.
- Who
- Four newborns and their families
- What
- Four newborns died due to extremely low birth weight
- When
- Saturday, June 8
- Where
- District Women’s Hospital in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- The infants had critically low birth weights and could not survive.
Hospital Capabilities
Families' Decisions
Facility Capacity
Hospital Capabilities
The hospital lacked adequate treatment facilities for the critical condition of the babies.
Families' Decisions
The families refused transfer to a higher care facility.
- Location
- District Women’s Hospital, Budaun, UP
- Cause of Death
- Extremely low birth weight
- Number of Deaths
- 4
- Weight Range
- 780 to 1,150 grams
- Medical Advice
- Families advised to transfer newborns
- Offer to Transfer Declined
- Saifai Medical College