‘No ambulance’: Woman gives birth to 4 inside auto in MP, none survive
Family blames poor healthcare; doctors say babies were premature and died before reaching hospital
A woman from Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district gave birth to quadruplets inside an autorickshaw while being rushed to a hospital, allegedly after she was unable to get an ambulance in time. All four premature newborns died shortly after birth.
The incident occurred on Tuesday in Naiganwa village under Bichhiya block. According to the family, 28-year-old Rajni Singram developed severe labour pain during the seventh month of her pregnancy. They said they first contacted the 108 ambulance service, but when no vehicle arrived, they arranged a private vehicle to take her to the Ghutas Primary Health Centre.
After initial treatment, doctors referred her to the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Bichhiya. However, before the autorickshaw could reach the hospital, Rajni delivered the four babies inside the vehicle.
Doctors at the CHC declared all four newborns dead on arrival. Rajni was admitted for treatment and is reportedly stable.
Speaking to the local media, Rajni said they left home at 8 am. She said the newborns included three boys and one girl.
Her husband, Dhanesh, alleged, “My wife was six to seven months pregnant. Since no ambulance was available, we had to take her in an autorickshaw. She delivered on the way, and four of our babies died.”
Bichhiya Block Medical Officer Dr Anoop Kumar Bharti said the woman was around 30 weeks pregnant and the babies were born prematurely.
“The delivery had already taken place before the patient reached the hospital. The newborns were premature, underdeveloped and had very low birth weight. The mother was given immediate treatment and is now stable,” he said.
Senior health officials at the Mandla district hospital said the babies weighed around 1.5 kg each and died due to complications arising from premature birth.
The family, however, insisted that timely ambulance services and quicker access to specialised medical care could have improved the newborns’ chances of survival.
A woman from Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district gave birth to quadruplets inside an autorickshaw while being rushed to a hospital, allegedly after she was unable to get an ambulance in time. All four premature newborns died shortly after birth.
The incident occurred on Tuesday in Naiganwa village under Bichhiya block. According to the family, 28-year-old Rajni Singram developed severe labour pain during the seventh month of her pregnancy. They said they first contacted the 108 ambulance service, but when no vehicle arrived, they arranged a private vehicle to take her to the Ghutas Primary Health Centre.
After initial treatment, doctors referred her to the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Bichhiya. However, before the autorickshaw could reach the hospital, Rajni delivered the four babies inside the vehicle.
Doctors at the CHC declared all four newborns dead on arrival. Rajni was admitted for treatment and is reportedly stable.
Speaking to the local media, Rajni said they left home at 8 am. She said the newborns included three boys and one girl.
Her husband, Dhanesh, alleged, “My wife was six to seven months pregnant. Since no ambulance was available, we had to take her in an autorickshaw. She delivered on the way, and four of our babies died.”
Bichhiya Block Medical Officer Dr Anoop Kumar Bharti said the woman was around 30 weeks pregnant and the babies were born prematurely.
“The delivery had already taken place before the patient reached the hospital. The newborns were premature, underdeveloped and had very low birth weight. The mother was given immediate treatment and is now stable,” he said.
Senior health officials at the Mandla district hospital said the babies weighed around 1.5 kg each and died due to complications arising from premature birth.
The family, however, insisted that timely ambulance services and quicker access to specialised medical care could have improved the newborns’ chances of survival.
