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Woman gives birth to a harlequin baby in Nagpur; first case in India

 In what could be termed as the country’s first known case, a 23-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl with a severe genetic disorder called Harlequin Ichthyosis which mainly affects the skin.   Infants with this condition are born with very hard, thick skin covering most of their bodies and their internal organs visible. The baby weighing about 1.28kg was born in the wee hours at 12.45am on Saturday […]