A woman in Odisha has resolved to raise her believed-to-be an intersex baby, (a baby born with a combination of male and female biological traits) as a single parent after the father apparently abandoned the newborn.
Snehalata Baral, the mother, had given birth to a baby who was said to be an intersex child in a private nursing home in Jajpur district on April 10. After seeing the physical condition, the father Tapan Kumar Baral wanted the baby to be put up in a shelter home.
However, Ms. Baral remained strong and resolute. The mother said she might have to sacrifice her marriage, but she would not part with the baby. After painful Cesarean section, Ms. Baral left for her maternal home instead of going to in-laws’ house.
