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10-year-old Indian rape victim and the baby girl she gave birth to are doing fine, her doctor told the BBC.
Dr Dasari Harish said her surgery was initially scheduled for Monday, but it was moved to Thursday morning after she developed high blood pressure.
The girl was denied permission to abort by the Supreme Court last month. Her story made headlines in India.
But she is not aware she has given birth. She was told she had a big stone in her stomach which caused the bulge.
The girl alleges she was raped by her uncle, who has been arrested. Her pregnancy was discovered in mid-July when she complained of stomach ache and her parents took her to hospital.
The pregnant child caught in a media stormNo abortion for 10-year-old rape victim
A local court in Chandigarh turned down the abortion plea on the grounds that she was too far into her pregnancy after a doctors' panel said that termination of the pregnancy would be "too risky". The Supreme Court also refused to allow an abortion on similar grounds.
'Offer to counsel declined'
The baby, weighing 2.2kg (4.8lb), was delivered by Caesarean section in Chandigarh.
Dr Harish, who supervised the 16-member medical team that carried out the surgery, said it lasted "90 to 105 minutes" and was "uneventful".
"If all goes according to plan, both can be discharged by next Tuesday," he added.
Indian rape victim, 10, and her baby 'doing fine' - BBC News
Dr Dasari Harish said her surgery was initially scheduled for Monday, but it was moved to Thursday morning after she developed high blood pressure.
The girl was denied permission to abort by the Supreme Court last month. Her story made headlines in India.
But she is not aware she has given birth. She was told she had a big stone in her stomach which caused the bulge.
The girl alleges she was raped by her uncle, who has been arrested. Her pregnancy was discovered in mid-July when she complained of stomach ache and her parents took her to hospital.
The pregnant child caught in a media stormNo abortion for 10-year-old rape victim
A local court in Chandigarh turned down the abortion plea on the grounds that she was too far into her pregnancy after a doctors' panel said that termination of the pregnancy would be "too risky". The Supreme Court also refused to allow an abortion on similar grounds.
'Offer to counsel declined'
The baby, weighing 2.2kg (4.8lb), was delivered by Caesarean section in Chandigarh.
Dr Harish, who supervised the 16-member medical team that carried out the surgery, said it lasted "90 to 105 minutes" and was "uneventful".
"If all goes according to plan, both can be discharged by next Tuesday," he added.
Indian rape victim, 10, and her baby 'doing fine' - BBC News