Mhow: Parents of a newborn, who was declared stillborn by doctors, were in for a big surprise when the baby smiled and showed signs of life, minutes before she was being buried at a graveyeard in Bajrangpura village of Mhow tehsil on Sunday. She was rushed to Mhow civil hospital where she was provided with oxygen and other vital support. The baby was later referred to Neonatal ICU at Chacha Nehru Children's hospital in Indore.Girl's father, Sohrab Patel, 28, suddenly noticed his daughter smiling while preparing for her last rites and quickly sent a word to his wife, Shabnam Bee, 20, who was in hospital after delivery. Shabnam informed the duty doctor at the hospital, who asked her to immediately bring the baby back to hospital.Shabnam's mother, Tahira Bee, told TOI that her daughter was hospitalised on Sunday morning after abdominal pain. She was in her fifth month of pregnancy and delivered a baby girl at 10 am. Dr Rupali Joshi, who was the duty doctor told Tahira that her daughter had delivered a stillborn girl child. The nursing staff handed over the body in a plastic sheet to the couple.All relatives in the nearby villages were also informed and they gathered at their house by 1 pm. After afternoon namaz while the baby was being laid to rest, Sohrab suddenly realised that his baby was alive face and stopped the rituals. Others present at the graveyard felt her pulse and heart beats and were convinced she was alive.Dr Rupali Joshi was not available for comment on how she declared the baby dead. Hospital in charge Dr H R Verma said an inquiry has been ordered.Verma said despite delivery in the fifth month of pregnancy, the baby girl is perfectly healthy and has been transferred to Indore as there is no neonatal ICU in Mhow.