Baby developed pneumonia after harrowing wait in rain, says mom

Made to wait in the pouring rain for more than four hours outside a Kariega clinic with her newborn baby, a traumatised mother has described how the very next day her baby turned blue as she battled to take a breath. 

Diagnosed with pneumonia, reportedly triggered by the intense cold, the infant spent the next week fighting for her life in hospital...

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