Another baby enters world under open sky

Despite all efforts and claims towards ensuring mother and child health care made by the state health department, facilities seem to be out of approach of the public at large in the state. One more incident occurred in desert district Barmer on Wednesday when a woman delivered her baby at footpath right outside the district hospital.

The pregnant woman was forced to deliver the baby under open sky because, in the absence of government ambulance, she was brought to the hospital in a private ambulance that caused a delay in rushing her to the hospital. Though after the incident medical staff at the hospital attended the newborn and mother. Both were admitted to the hospital and are reportedly healthy.

One Chanani Devi, a resident of Jalipa, around 10 km from Barmer district hospital was brought to the district hospital in a private ambulance. “We called 104 ambulance many times but it was not available so after waiting for around an hour we arranged a private vehicle,” a family member of Channani Devi told DNA. “Her husband Tejnath was along with her. After getting down from the vehicle she was sitting at footpath and Tejnath went inside the hospital to complete registration formality. Meanwhile, Chanani felt labour pain and before family members could understand the situation, she delivered at the spot,” he added.

“The private ambulance driver left the pregnant woman outside the hospital, though she was near to delivery,” Dr BL Munsiriya, Principal Medical Officer at District Hospital told DNA. “One nursing student and another private ambulance driver took both newborn and the woman to the Mother and Child Health Center and staff at the hospital immediately atended them. Both are under observation and healthy,” said Dr Munsiriya.