A 30-year-old pregnant labourer died after delivering her baby boy due to excessive bleeding and lack of medical facilities at Mot village under the Brahmagiri police station in Puri district on Tuesday, notwithstanding the State Government’s claim of providing maternal and newborn care at doorsteps.Sabi Munda from Gadadharpur under the Ghatagaon police station of Keonjhar district was working along with her husband at a road construction site at Mot under Brahmagiri block of Puri district even though she was expecting.
The incident happened while Sabi’s husband Raghu had gone to his village on some work.While Sabi’s coworkers did call the 102 and 108 Ambulance services once she had labour pain in early evening, a 102 Ambulance reached the spot only at 1 am in the night. By that time, the woman had already given birth to a child and was bleeding profusely.
Sabi succumbed to excessive bleeding while on her way to hospital. The doctor declared her dead at arrival and attributed her death to excessive bleeding coupled with lack of medical care on time.The child, however, has been rescued by Child Helpline volunteers from Puri.