Haryana Mother Delivers 11th Child, a Son, After 10 Daughters as Viral Clip Draws Gender-Bias Backlash

Overview

• The 37-year-old from Fatehabad delivered a baby boy on January 4 at Ojas Hospital in Uchana, Jind, after ten daughters over 19 years of marriage.
• Treating physicians called the case high-risk and said the mother received three units of blood during delivery, with both mother and newborn reported stable and discharged within about 24 hours.
• A local interview showing the father struggling to recall all ten daughters’ names went viral, drawing sharp online criticism over son preference and parental responsibility.
• The father, Sanjay Kumar, a daily-wage labourer, denied discriminatory intent and said most daughters are in school, adding that he is trying to support their education.
• Coverage placed the case in Haryana’s demographic context, noting a 2025 sex ratio of 923 females per 1,000 males, while a claim in some reports that the newborn had “5 grams of blood” remains unconfirmed.