Baby's First Day Out Poem by Louis Santhana

Government General Hospital
Maternity Ward No. 42
authorized intake : 65
actually admitted : 97
most busiest LABOUR ROOM
in the district
every 18 th minute
you will hear a new born cry
birth rate is higher
on Sundays and Holidays
24 x 7 Industry - very great service -
in the large pre-natal hall
there hangs a small, old sign board
both in Hindi and vernacular

' Beware of Thieves
Keep your belongings safe'

with an ugly insertion, as a last line,

‘Protect your child from being
Stolen or exchanged'

as if, the restricted labour ward is
just any other market place.