Image caption Archana, the policewoman, recently gave birth to her own child
An Indian policewoman is being praised for breastfeeding an abandoned newborn and possibly saving his life in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
"I just couldn't bear it," she said. "I felt like my child was crying and I had to feed the baby."
Authorities said they received a call from a local shopkeeper, who spotted the newborn near a construction site in the capital city of Bangalore.
The newborn has been hailed by local residents as the "government's baby".
The policewoman, who has only given her first name, Archana, told BBC Hindi's Imran Qureshi that she recently gave birth to a son and felt connected to the abandoned newborn at first sight. Her colleagues are full of praise for her quick actions, which, they said, probably saved the baby's life.
Locals have named the newborn "little Kumaraswamy", after the state's newest chief minister who was sworn into office in May.
Police officer Nagesh R said he took the child to a nearby hospital after finding him in a "bad state" - dumped in a pile of garbage on the outskirts of the city.
The baby has been handed over to a children's home by the police, who have also registered a complaint against unknown persons for abandoning the child.
Heavy-duty-mayo on June 5th, 2018 at 19:17 UTC »
When I had my son in 2009 it was becoming trendy to have mom/baby groups that would meet up and swap babies. It gives the baby other antibodies which can help ward off colds/viruses. The biggest thing is knowing that the other mom has been screened for hepatitis B and C, HIV and syphillis.
chickenpants80 on June 5th, 2018 at 18:38 UTC »
I had to have emergency surgery when my youngest was 3 months old, and she'd never taken a bottle or a pacifier. My friend had a baby 6 weeks younger, so she came to the hospital and nursed my daughter until the anesthesia cleared my milk. It was a godsend.
bo-barkles on June 5th, 2018 at 17:10 UTC »
That woman is amazing and did what any nursing mother should do in such a situation. I've breastfed someone else's baby during a childcare emergency as well as had someone nurse mine during a natural disaster when I had to be away.