SCoR officers and medical team assist pregnant woman deliver on train at Vijayawada railway station
South Coast Railway officials and medical staff successfully assisted a pregnant woman in delivering a baby boy on a train at Vijayawada railway station. Both the mother and infant were subsequently transferred to a local hospital for further care.
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Highlights the effectiveness of emergency response protocols within public transportation infrastructure to handle medical crises.
Officers of the South Coast Railway (SCoR) and an emergency medical response team assisted a pregnant woman in delivering a baby onboard a train at Vijayawada railway station.
According to information, the woman developed labour pains while travelling in B-6 coach of the SMVT Bengaluru-Agartala Express on August 25.
Travelling Ticket Examiner Manish Kumar Jatav alerted the emergency medical resources team and the staff of the first aid centre at Andhra Hospital in Vijayawada station.
When the train reached the station, the commercial control staff, emergency medical resources personnel, and the deputy superintendent of the Vijayawada station made the necessary arrangements and assisted the woman in delivering her baby in the coach.
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