A baby boy was received in the Ammathottil electronic cradle of the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare at Thycaud here late on Tuesday.

The four-day-old infant, weighing around 2.27 kg, was taken to Women and Children’s Hospital, Thycaud, for a preliminary check-up and found to be healthy. He was then brought back to the council and entrusted to the caregivers there.

The boy has been named Mukil, council secretary G.L. Arun Gopi said in a statement on Wednesday. He is the 12th child to be received in the Ammathottil this year.

Meanwhile, an ear-piercing function was held for 18 girls at the council’s Veedu Balika Mandiram and child care centre on Wednesday afternoon.