CWC to return abandoned baby to own mother as DNA test proves parentage.

Thiruvananthapuram: An infant abandoned by its biological parents

fearing social stigma over pre-marital pregnancy is to be returned to the

mother. The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) has decided to return the

baby as a DNA test proved its parentage.

As reported earlier the parents abandoned the baby fearing social

reproof as it was conceived before their marriage. The child was placed

in the “Ammathottil” , the electronic cradle of the Kerala State Council

for Child Welfare meant to save infants abandoned by their near and

dear ones.

The woman was eight months pregnant at the time of the marriage.

Later, she and her partner moved into a rented house in

Thiruvananthapuram and the woman gave birth in May. They

abandoned the child in the Ammathottil on July 17.

"We had abandoned the child as we feared adverse reactions of our

families and the society on the pre-marital pregnancy," the baby's father

said.

The baby's handover is likely to happen soon.

The attempts by the parents to get the baby back became public through

a story in Manorama News even as legal proceedings for adoption were

to start within two days.

On December 1, the CWC chairperson had said the baby would be moved

to the “legally free for adoption” status after two more days