Police say they have started a search for the mother of the child, and added that it was not the first time that an undesired child had been deserted in such a way.They have set an appeal for help in tracking down the mother, who may be in need of medical care after the birth. However, if the mother is found, she will face possible child abuse and neglect charges.
So we had to use a variety of tools in order to ease him towards the opening and then pull him out. He still had the umbilical cord attached and it had obviously been clumsily cut. The newborn baby was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was cleaned and fed, but luckily did not need further medical care.
Doctors say Xiaoxiao is perfectly healthy and they do not expect him to suffer any complications as a result of his rough start in life. Attending physician Li Zhiping said: 'The child survived the ordeal surprisingly without suffering. I can't think of any similar case where a child survived being effectively flushed down the toilet.' Xiaoxiao is being taken care of by members of the fire department who have volunteered to be his temporary parents while an investigation begins to determine how he ended up the sewer.
So we had to use a variety of tools in order to ease him towards the opening and then pull him out. He still had the umbilical cord attached and it had obviously been clumsily cut. The newborn baby was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was cleaned and fed, but luckily did not need further medical care.
Doctors say Xiaoxiao is perfectly healthy and they do not expect him to suffer any complications as a result of his rough start in life. Attending physician Li Zhiping said: 'The child survived the ordeal surprisingly without suffering. I can't think of any similar case where a child survived being effectively flushed down the toilet.' Xiaoxiao is being taken care of by members of the fire department who have volunteered to be his temporary parents while an investigation begins to determine how he ended up the sewer.
