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| China rescuers save baby lodged in sewage pipe | China rescuers save baby lodged in sewage pipe |
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| Firefighters in China have rescued a newborn baby boy lodged inside a sewage pipe leading off a toilet. | Firefighters in China have rescued a newborn baby boy lodged inside a sewage pipe leading off a toilet. |
| Residents of an apartment building in Jinhua city, Zhejiang province, called rescuers on Saturday after they heard the infant's cries. | Residents of an apartment building in Jinhua city, Zhejiang province, called rescuers on Saturday after they heard the infant's cries. |
| Rescuers tried to pull the baby out of the pipe but failed and ended up sawing through a section of the pipe instead. | Rescuers tried to pull the baby out of the pipe but failed and ended up sawing through a section of the pipe instead. |
| They took the pipe to hospital, where it was carefully pulled apart to release the infant. | They took the pipe to hospital, where it was carefully pulled apart to release the infant. |
| The baby, thought to be just a few days old, was found inside a pipe 10cm (4 in) in diameter, the China Daily newspaper said. | |
| Footage from state television showed firefighters and doctors working together using pliers to cut the pipe apart to get to the baby. | Footage from state television showed firefighters and doctors working together using pliers to cut the pipe apart to get to the baby. |
| The baby is now in stable condition, reports say. | The baby is now in stable condition, reports say. |
| The infant was named Baby No 59 - after the number of his hospital incubator, the Associated Press news agency reported. | |
| A number of visitors had arrived at the hospital with contributions of nappies, baby clothes and powdered milk, it added. | |
| Weibo reaction | |
| Meanwhile, a police officer in Jinhua told Agence France-Presse that the baby's unmarried mother had hidden her pregnancy. | |
| The baby fell into the toilet after she unexpectedly gave birth, the officer said. | |
| "The woman was on the scene during the entire rescue process... and admitted [she was the mother] when we asked her," he told AFP. | |
| He said police were still investigating whether "she had any malicious intentions" before deciding if charges should be filed. There was still no information on the baby's father, he said. | |
| The case generated condemnation on weibo, China's version of Twitter. | The case generated condemnation on weibo, China's version of Twitter. |
| "The parents who did this have hearts even filthier than that sewage pipe," one user was quoted by Reuters as saying. | |
| "Can these people be called human beings?" another user quoted by AFP said. | |
| China has strict family planning rules, with the one-child policy in place for more than three decades. Although there are a number of exceptions, couples can face fines if they violate the policy. | China has strict family planning rules, with the one-child policy in place for more than three decades. Although there are a number of exceptions, couples can face fines if they violate the policy. |
| There have also been cases of babies born outside marriage being abandoned, or female newborns abandoned because of a traditional preference for sons. | There have also been cases of babies born outside marriage being abandoned, or female newborns abandoned because of a traditional preference for sons. |