After 19 years of marriage and ten daughters, a 37-year-old woman from Haryana has given birth to a son, drawing attention once again to issues of maternal health, family pressure and the preference for male children in parts of the country.
The woman delivered her 11th child at Ojas Hospital and Maternity Home in Uchana town of Jind district. Doctors said the delivery was high-risk and required careful monitoring. The mother needed three units of blood during the procedure, but both she and the newborn are now stable.
“It was a high-risk delivery, but both the mother and baby are fine,” said Dr Narveer Sheoran, who supervised the case, as per a report of NDTV.
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The woman was admitted to the hospital on January 3 and delivered the baby the next day. She was discharged soon after and has since returned to her village in the neighbouring Fatehabad district.
The father, Sanjay Kumar, a 38-year-old daily wage labourer, said he and some of his elder daughters had hoped for a son. Married in 2007, he said raising such a large family has not been easy, but he is trying his best to support all his children.
“We wanted a son, and some of our elder daughters also wished for a brother. This is my eleventh child, and I already have 10 daughters,” he said, as per a report of NDTV.
“With my limited income, I am doing my best to provide a good education for my daughters. Whatever has happened is God's will, and I am happy with it,” he added.
The story gained wide attention on social media after a video showed Sanjay struggling to recall the names of all his daughters. Many online users raised concerns about patriarchy and pressure to have a male child. However, Sanjay denied any such pressure and said girls today are equally capable of succeeding in all fields.
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Ten sisters name their newborn brother 'Dilkhush'
The ten sisters named their newborn brother Dilkhush, meaning “happy heart, saying his arrival brought joy to the family after a long wait. Sanjay said he considers all his daughters a blessing. The eldest, Sarina, studies in Class 12, followed by Amrita in Class 11. The younger daughters are studying in different classes at local schools.
The case comes at a time when Haryana’s sex ratio has shown improvement, reaching 923 women per 1,000 men in 2025, though it remains below the national average.
