Watch: In Assam, a woman gave birth on a make-shift stretcher on the way to the dispensary
A member of the woman’s family complained of no road connectivity to their village.
#WATCH Assam: A woman gave birth on her way to a state Dispensary on a make-shift stretcher made using cot, plastic sheet and cloth, in Udalguri village of Chirang. Two people had to carry the woman on the make-shift stretcher for 5 km. (08-09) pic.twitter.com/gHkC4P8ZiP
— ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2019
On September 8, a woman gave birth to a baby on a make-shift stretcher while on her way to the state dispensary in Chirang’s Udalguri village of Assam, news agency ANI reported.
The stretcher was made out of cloth and plastic sheets. Two people had to carry the stretcher for five kilometres to reach the dispensary, the report added.
According to the woman’s family, they received no response from the toll-free ambulance service and hence had to carry the pregnant woman on the stretcher. A member of the family complained about no road connectivity to their village, and how carrying patients on make-shift stretchers is a common practice.