A 23-year-old physically-challenged girl, who is unable to walk, gave birth to a baby boy at the Bargaon Community Health Centre (CHC) in Sundargarh district recently.
Marriet Dundung, the only daughter of Pascal Dungdung and Saojini Dungdung, of Jharkhand is congenital anomaly and polio-affected girl since her birth. With one leg and that too of very small size, Marriet makes movement with her two hands. She had come to her aunt’s house at Machamara village under Bargaon block.
Marriet felt labour pain on April 6, following which her aunt took her to the Bargaon CHC. later, she gave birth to a healthy boy through normal delivery.
Sources said Marreit had been raped by an unidentified miscreant when she was going through a forest area to collect her disabled pension a year ago. Her parents had not known about her pregnancy.
“I am very happy for giving birth. Though I am poor and unable to move, I hope my son will look after me in future,” said Marriet.