While the Government claims to be spending crores of rupees to ensure safe motherhood, a woman delivered a baby on the road without any medical assistance at Gujiaguda under Dasmantpur block here in Koraput district as the ‘102’ ambulance failed to reach the patient in time on Wednesday.
The ambulance operating under the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) was contacted by the woman’s relatives, but it failed to reach the village in time, villagers said.
With no alternative, the woman decided to walk to the hospital but suffered from severe labour pain midway.
later, both the mother and the newborn were taken to the Dasmantapur health centre. The conditions of the mother and her baby are stated to be normal.
The incident raised serious questions on the implementation of various Government schemes meant for pregnant women and infants in the tribals-dominated district. The incident also reflects the appalling state of affairs of healthcare in the Maoist-dominated region.