The baby was delivered by Mrs. Mbanengen Emmanuel at about 5.30pm at Yima Hospital, located in International Market area, a suburb of Makurdi in Benue.
The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. John Dzike, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday that the baby died “few hours after delivery.
Dzike said the baby also had its intestines exposed at the lower the main abdomen.
According to him, it is the second time a baby with such form of complications was delivered at the hospital this year.
He explained that the defect was caused by malformation during pregnancy.
“This can be a case of congenital malformation. Some women use un-prescribed drugs during pregnancy; that is why it is very important to attend ante-natal clinics, especially in the initial 12 weeks.
“Diseases like virus, chicken pox, and mumps which are viral, could cause congenital malformation,” Dzike explained.
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