Horrible road conditions in remote areas in the State continue to affect ambulance services as in another instance a pregnant woman of Pahnarikumuda village under Umerkote block in Nabarangpur district was carried by a sling amid rain on Tuesday night when an ambulance could not reach the village. More sadly, the woman gave birth to a baby boy midway.
According to reports, Raju Santa’s wife Kalabati complained of labour pain in the night, following which her family members called for an ambulance to carry her to hospital.However, the ambulance couldn’t reach the village due to bad road condition, which had further worsened due to incessant rainfall. The vehicle remained 4 km away from the village being unable to proceed ahead.
left with no other option, some villagers carried the woman by a sling for 4 km amid rain. However, she delivered her baby on the way before reaching hospital.
The woman was later carried by the ambulance to the Umerlote hospital, where the conditions of her and the newborn were fortunately stated to be stable.