Woman Gives Birth On Moving Train In West Bengal With Help From Passengers And Train Staff
Onboard the Padatik Express en route from Sealdah to New Alipurduar, an unexpected event unfolded as a woman named Babli Bibi went into labour, prompting a swift response from both passengers and train staff.?
Train becomes makeshift delivery room
The train's general compartment swiftly transformed into a makeshift delivery room to ensure the safe arrival of her baby. Bibi unexpectedly went into labour, prompting swift action from both passengers and train staff.
According to a report by India Today, the incident occurred as the train was nearing Malda in West Bengal.
An SOS was sent out by the train staff, and a medical team from the District Railway Hospital (DRH) in Malda promptly responded, arriving to assist in the delivery, as reported by the outlet.
Performing a successful cord division and placental delivery on the train, the medical team aided Babli Bibi in safely delivering her baby girl. Subsequently, both the mother and the newborn were shifted to a hospital for further care and observation.
Similar delivery incident in Andhra
In a similar incident preceding this, another woman received assistance in delivering her baby aboard a moving train in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalle district. K Swathi Reddy, a medico who had completed her MBBS, stepped in to aid in the delivery aboard the Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Duronto Superfast Express.
"I was in a deep sleep when a person woke me up at around 4.30 am. He told me that his pregnant wife was suffering from labor pain and asked me whether I could extend any help. He didn't know that I was a medico, as he was requesting other women too in the compartment to come to his wife's rescue," K Swathi Reddy was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
"I had no surgical instruments with me and not even gloves to perform the delivery. Luckily, I was carrying a bottle of Betadine surgical solution with which I could sterilize my hands. With whatever little experience I had gained during my studies, I ensured that Satyavathi delivered the baby girl without any hassle," she said.
However, Swathi Reddy was unable to cut or clamp the umbilical cord due to the lack of proper equipment and warm water. "There was not even warm water to clean the baby or keep the baby in a warm condition as it was an air-conditioned compartment. All that I could do was to wrap the baby in three or four warm clothes," she said.
The couple, Satyanarayana and Satyavathi from Ponnam village in Vizianagaram district, were traveling from Hyderabad to their native place.
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