Newborn 'Scarred For Life' After Surgeons Accidentally Sliced Her Face During C-Section

A newborn baby girl has been left 'scarred for life' after surgeons accidentally sliced open her face with a scalpel during a C-section on her mother.

The newborn girl with was left with a scar on her face.

The girl's uncle, known by the nickname "Xiao Zhou," said he and the rest of the family were overjoyed when his younger sister finally gave birth, until they noticed the cut.

The mother was left shocked by what happened.

The baby girl was delivered healthily at the Yifu Fuyuan Hospital, in Yiwu City in East China's Zhejiang Province, by means of a caesarean section, and Xiao Zhou said they only saw the injury later that day.

The baby was badly hurt.

The delivery team apparently told Xiao Zhou that the flesh and skin on his sister's stomach was "too thin," causing them to accidentally slice too deep and injure the newborn.

The mother of the girl.

However, the girl's uncle said the hospital has been avoiding openly discussing the topic, just in case it has any negative legal implications for the facility.

"They never openly and proactively said it was their fault and they're not taking responsibility," Xiao Zhou said.

The doctor who performed the C-section, surnamed Zhang, declined to comment on the surgical cut, saying that anything she says will have to go through the hospital.

The doctor, surnamed Zhang.

Officials at Yifu Fuyuan Hospital said the case has since been handed over to medical investigators, who will have final say with their ruling.

[Source: Mirror]