Haryana Woman Has First Son After 10 Daughters in High-Risk 11th Birth

Overview

• The 37-year-old delivered a baby boy on January 4 at Ojas Hospital in Uchana after admission the previous day, and she was discharged within about 24 hours.
• Doctors called the case high risk and said the mother received three units of blood during a normal delivery, with both mother and newborn now stable.
• The father, Sanjay Kumar, a 38-year-old labourer, acknowledged hoping for a son in interviews and later rejected claims that patriarchal pressure drove the family’s decisions.
• A widely shared video showing him struggling to recall all ten daughters’ names drew millions of views and focused online discussion on gender preference and parental responsibility.
• Reporters set the story against Haryana’s long-running gender imbalance, citing 2025 data of 923 females per 1,000 males, as clinicians cautioned against the dangers of repeated pregnancies.