Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Jun 12: A lady from Kinnigoli who was in the last phase of her pregnancy, and who had come from Maharashtra, gave birth to child at Wenlock COVID Hospital here and both the mother and her child are safe, it is learnt.
The woman had arrived in the city on Monday from Maharashtra. As she suffered from weakness, she arrived at Lady Goschen Hospital here on Tuesday. During verification, the doctors came to know that she had come from Mumbai. Therefore she was kept in the quarantine in the hospital.
Wenlock hospital
On Wednesday, her test report was received which confirmed that she was coronavirus positive. Therefore, she was shifted to a separate ward. On Thursday morning, she experienced labour pain after which a team of expert doctors performed delivery through caesarean section.
The child is healthy. As the mother was suffering from high blood pressure and dehydration, all precautions were taken and delivery through caesarean section was preferred, said district health and family welfare officer Dr Ramachandra Bairy.