Baby buried in Kapit still hospitalised; mother’s postpartum depression link unconfirmed, says Nancy Shukri

KUCHING, Oct 31 — The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) has yet to receive medical confirmation on whether the mother of a baby boy found buried in Kapit recently was suffering from postpartum depression.

Its Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said registered counsellors and hospital medical personnel had important roles to play in identifying the underlying issues faced by the mother.

“We do not know yet, which is why counsellors play a very important role. The Health Ministry also needs to involve the doctors and nurses handling the case.

“I cannot comment beyond what we know so far, as the police are still investigating the case, but our protection team is working with the family and counsellors to determine the actual problem so that they can provide assistance,” she told a press conference after officiating the KPWKM Santuni Kasih Programme here today.

Nancy said discussions on whether the baby would be placed under the care of family members or other suitable parties had yet to be concluded, as both the mother and baby were understood to still be receiving hospital treatment.

She also advised mothers in need of emotional and postnatal health support to seek assistance through the MamaCare initiative, managed by the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN).

Earlier, Kapit police chief DSP Rohana Nanu was reported as saying that a baby boy who was still alive was found buried in the ground near a rented house in Jalan Airport, Kapit, on Wednesday.

The baby, who was initially reported to be in critical condition, was rushed to Sibu Hospital for specialist treatment, while the case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code. — Bernama

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古晋，10月31日讯——妇女、家庭及社区发展部（KPWKM）尚未收到医学鉴定结果，以确定近日在加帛发现的男婴的母亲是否患有产后抑郁症。

其部长拿督斯里南希·舒克里表示，注册咨询师和医院医务人员在找出母亲面临的潜在问题方面发挥着重要作用。

“我们目前还不清楚，所以心理咨询师发挥着非常重要的作用。卫生部也需要让负责处理病例的医生和护士参与进来。”

“由于警方仍在调查此案，我无法就目前已知的情况发表评论，但我们的保护团队正在与家属和咨询师合作，以确定实际问题，以便他们能够提供帮助，”她在今天于此地主持 KPWKM Santuni Kasih 计划后举行的新闻发布会上说。

南希表示，关于婴儿是否应由家人或其他合适的人照顾的讨论尚未结束，因为据了解，母亲和婴儿仍在接受医院治疗。

她还建议需要情感和产后健康支持的母亲们通过国家人口和家庭发展委员会 (LPPKN) 管理的 MamaCare 计划寻求帮助。

此前有报道称，卡皮特警察局长罗哈纳·纳努警司表示，周三在卡皮特机场路附近的一处出租屋内，发现了一名被埋在地下的男婴，当时他还活着。

据报道，这名婴儿最初情况危急，已被紧急送往诗巫医院接受专科治疗。目前，警方正根据《刑法》第317条对此案进行调查。——马新社

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