Bhubaneswar, Aug 10: A woman gave birth to a baby on the road as the ‘102’ ambulance didn’t turn up to reach the patient in time at Gujiaguda under Dasmantpur block here in Koraput district.
Though the patient and family members had called for an ambulance operating under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), no ambulance turned up.
Thus, the pregnant woman had to walk on road to reach Dasmantpur hospital that is 7 km away from her village. However, due to severe labour pain midway, she gave birth to a baby on the road.
Now the mother and child have been admitted in the Dasmantpur hospital.
This incident leaves behind a question on the implementation of the various Government schemes for the pregnant women and infants in the tribal areas.
