Islamabad: A baby in Pakistan’s Multan city was born with his heart outside his chest, doctors said.
The child, born on Tuesday, was taken to the Lahore Children Complex as facilities in Multan were not up to par, Geo News reported.
Doctors said that his heart was functioning properly but he would require surgery to place it inside his body, and if all goes well the child will live a healthy life.
The rare disorder where the heart is located either partially or completely outside the thorax is called ectopia cordis. It occurs in 5.5-7.9 per million live births, the report said.
