Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Feb 8: A woman, who was being taken to hospital in a 108 ambulanc, gave birth to baby in the ambulance itself before she could reach hospital. This incident happened at Pabnambur on Thursday, February 6 night.
The pregnant woman is from Kulai. She complained of labour pain at 11 pm on Thursday upon which call was made for the ambulance. The ambulance, that was in Suratkal, reached Kulai. The woman was taken in and the ambulance was moving towards Lady Goschen Hospital in the city when the woman went into labour and delivered the baby.
The ambulance attendant, Avinash, immediately prepared himself for the task and ensured that the delivery happened safely inside the ambulance. Ambulance driver Basheer Ahmed Khan, extended support. Both the mother and the child were thereafter admitted into Lady Goschen hospital for aftercare. It is learnt that the mother-child duo are healthy.