BAUCHI—A baby, girl, without hands and legs, has been born in Sandigalua village in Zaki Government Area of Bauchi State. The baby, named Fatima, was born to the family of Ahmadu Didda, a peasant farmer and wife, Rukaiyya, on January 13.

Fatima’s father, Didda, however, expressed gratitude to God for giving them the child, describing her as a beautiful baby. Didda said Fatima was delivered at home and that both the mother and the baby are healthy.

Father’s plea

He said: “This is a gift from God. But it won’t be easy for us to raise Fatima because without legs and hands, she needs special care and attention. We feel sorry for her but with assistance from government and individuals I know that she will live a good life.”

The couple, however, appealed to both government and well-meaning individuals to come to their aid in order to care for the child.

Also, in a special appeal, a blind man who is the Chairman of Physically-Challenged People in Sakwa, Mr. Abdullahi Gindi, said: ‘’It is the duty of society to ensure that Fatima is not discriminated against as a result of her condition.

“She (Fatima) needs to be assisted. We are grateful that she was born a healthy child. She sulks normally and so we need to protect her.
’’But her parents are poor and that is why we are calling for assistance so that Fatima would live.”

Doctor’s opinion

A medical practitioner, Dr. Cletus Eze, has said that a woman can have a deformed baby if she takes certain drugs at the early stages of her pregnancy.

Dr. Eze, who spoke in a telephone interview with Vanguard, lamented that Nigeria was one of the few countries in the world where even a university graduate would buy drugs from the shelf and swallow them without even reading the leaflets accompanying such drugs.

According to him, a woman can give birth to a deformed child like Fatima if she takes drugs like flagyl within the first three months of her pregnancy.

Self-medication

He said: ‘’Nigeria is the only country where people buy drugs from non-professionals and administer same on themselves. There must be laws to regulate some of these bad practices because of the harmful effects of certain drugs.

“The mother of Fatima must have taken certain drugs, which she would not even remember having taken at the early stages or within the first three months of her pregnancy.

’’The worst thing is that she might not even be able to sue anybody, because such drugs were not prescribed by qualified people and she must have forgotten the particular drugs she took or where she bought them.

“The authorities must continue to educate the citizens on the bad effects of self medication,” he added.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/girl-born-without-limbs-in-bauchi/

Allah kara lafiya. Ameen.

Signs of the end of time is nearer. strange things everyday. May God have mercy.

I saw the picture, survival will be very difficult but GOD will see her through.

LEXYLOV:

Signs of the end of time is nearer. strange things everyday. May God have mercy.

You are a cretin!

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LEXYLOV:

Signs of the end of time is nearer. strange things everyday. May God have mercy.

Are you even remotely serious.

Thats sad but these things happen all the time. If the mom had ultrasound scans during the pregnancy this would have been picked up and she would have know about her baby's condition

It is a boko animal (suicide bomber) who lost his limbs in one of His attacks that has returned to Nigeria

maybe one of the innocent people they killed don reincarnate

warning too much of innocent blood in the north

Wonders shall never end, what the hell is Dr Cletus Eze an ibo man still doing in Bauchi?? na wao

agiboma:

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Are you even remotely serious.

Thats sad but these things happen all the time. If the mom had ultrasound scans during the pregnancy this would have been picked up and she would have know about her baby's condition

ARE U TELLING ME WITH NIGERIA POPULATION AND THE LEVEL OF ILLITERACY  MOSTLY IN NORTHERN PART  THAT SHE IS THE ONLY WOMAN THAT HAS TAKEN FLAGYL OR ANY RELATED DRUGS WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY??

May God help the mother. It will really be very tasking for her especially.

I wish all Boko Haram guys were born this way,

Korrection:

I wish all Boko Haram guys were born this way,

LMAO.

back to topic Can God give a gift like this ? Just wondering because he is a merciful God

this would have easily been picked up during a routine ultrasound,

this also looks like the effects of taking medication that shouldn't have been taken during the first trimester.

whoever said anything about end times is an educated illiterate

Northerners Immunize your kids to avoid this. Failure to do so will lead to this happening to them or their children. Also give your wives proper medical care, during pregnancy. You are humans not apes for goodness sake!!!

hmmm

its may not necessarily be flagyl. its may be a powerful herbal drugs.

This is too much to comment on

well weather no limbs the end of the world is near may the lord be her strenght its quite strange,

simple2rut:


ARE U TELLING ME WITH NIGERIA POPULATION AND THE LEVEL OF ILLITERACY  MOSTLY IN NORTHERN PART  THAT SHE IS THE ONLY WOMAN THAT HAS TAKEN FLAGYL OR ANY RELATED DRUGS WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY??

Early studies suggested  Metronidazole (which brand names are Flagyl,Nidagyl,Mepagyl) maybe responsible for birth deformities but it was flawed. Metronidazole is even used in the treatment of Preterm birth in early stages(as in 1st trimester) and Clindamycin is also proven to be more effective in the treatment of Preterm birth even at the 3rd trimester. So I don't see if there is anything to suggest Metronidazole(Flagyl) or any related drug as the cause of deformity here.

Everything happens for a reason.who knows what this child would have become if he has limbs ? God take control.

~Bluetooth:


Everything happens for a reason.who knows what this child would have become if he has limbs ? God take control.

A he or a she? you already had a pre-defined mindset and i guess you didn't read the story either.

@topic

  i wished 80% of Nigerian population were like her, 30% of African problems'd be solved and maybe 10% of the world's problems too (financial and otherwise)

I suspect boko haram and other sects of jihadist have started operating inside the womb, may GOD almighty raise a standard against them. Don't you worry guys, the girls will surely survive, may GOD be with her, and protect her from evil spirits which have made the northern part of this country their abode.

GOD rules.

Lost of words :/

@Topic

May God help this family and the girl.

freecocoa:

Hmm,allah ya kiyaye ma su,amin.

Freecocoa you speak Hausa? Interesting.

Sagamite:

You are a cretin!

ITK . . . you have to come off your high horse and stop insulting forumers for expressing their opinion.

bandiejay:

   LMAO.

back to topic Can God give a gift like this ?           Just wondering because he is a merciful God

what of pastor nike? GOD's mercy can come in any form. U sound like an unbeliever.

careytommy:

ITK . . . you have to come off your high horse and stop insulting forumers for expressing their opinion.

You are a cretin!

Horse?

I am in the skies as I am your God. Maybe you meant Unicorn.

Am just short of word, May God bless her, I know it happen for a REASON,

From the OP:

“The authorities must continue to educate the citizens on the bad effects of self medication,” he added.

Another poster has mentioned the possible effects of herbal 'remedies'.
However, no one has yet mentioned that the mother's possible exposure to polio could result in birth defects.
And I can't help wondering if there isn't thalidomide still available.

, Several toxins, medications and even vitamins are indeed known to affect limb development. The most notorious is thalidomide, a medication prescribed in the 1950s and early 1960s to help relieve nausea in early pregnancy. This led to a number of children, mostly in Europe, who were born with very short upper limbs, often with the hands attached up near the shoulders. These children frequently had severe deficiencies in their legs as well.

From http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/jan_feb_06/congenital_limb_part1.html

I'd like to emphasise the importance of decent medical care and education during pregnancy.
And yes, polio vaccination.
Please!