A pregnant woman travelling on a government-run bus on May 29 experienced labour pains and reported an emergency. She gave birth to a girl child on the bus, which was travelling from Thrissur to Kozhikode in southern India’s Kerala. The 37-year-old woman received timely assistance by the transport staff, doctors, and locals in delivering the baby safely.
A video from the incident showing the woman provided with arrangements assisting in childbirth has surfaced online. It shows that she was made to rest inside bus where the doctors attended her, followed by a female staff stepping outside the bus with the newborn child. People were happy to mark a successfully delivery outside a healthcare unit. The footage recorded the joyous reactions of the staff.
Bus staff alerts nearby hospital
The woman began experiencing severe labour pains just after the bus travelled a distance and crossed the Peramangalam area. On learning about this, the bus driver took a quick call and diverted the transport towards Thrissur. The bus staff also alerted the Amala Hospital in Thrissur for help. Upon arrival at the hospital, the doctors didn’t waste time in escorting the woman to the ward and rather carried out necessary procedure within the bus itself. Post delivery, the mother and the girl child were later admitted to the hospital for further care.
Pregnant passenger went into labor on a moving bus. Sending well wishes to the new mom & major kudos to anyone who assisted.
— SafetyFirst (@SafetyOverSpeed) May 29, 2024
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Health of both mother and child stable
The hospital officials were quoted in reports as saying that they did not encounter any complications during the birth, and it was a successful delivery. The health of both the mother and the baby are said to be stable and good.
(The article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement between The Free Press Journal and Connected to India)
