A scene from Bollywood film 3 Idiots was remade in real life as a similar case was witnessed in Hangal Town of Haveri district on Monday.
A group of women successfully delivered a baby boy getting instructions through a video call with a gynaecologist from KIMS hospital in Hubballi.
The incident was reported on Monday in Hangal when the family could not get any ambulance service. As most of the ambulances were deputed on Covid19 duty and condition of pregnant became serious, the women in the neighbourhood decided to take matter into their hands.
According to The New Indian Express, Vasavi Pattepur, a resident of Vaidyara street developed labour pain on Sunday afternoon but the family could not find any transport. As the matter became serious the women tried to help her deliver. One among them telephoned her friend, who happened to be a gynaecologist at KIMS hospital in Hubballi. She further instructed the team of women to conduct successful delivery. Later the mother and baby were shifted to hospital.
Dr Priyanaka Mantagi, Gynecologist from KIMS was on duty when she received the distress call.
She responded positively and guided women how delivery the baby and as per her guidelines the delivery was normal and successful.
The family members were very happy and thanked the doctor as well as the team of women from Vaidayara Oni and Chennamma Circle area in Hangal. “It was a great feeling and we were assisted by our friend from Hubballi who is a gynaecologist in Hubballi,” said Madhulika Desai, one among the women who conducted delivery.
Dr Priyanaka Mantagi from KIMS said that the delivery was almost done when she received the call. “I only guided them to conduct delivery. The women who were on the spot knew few things about baby birth and that was helpful. Soon after the delivery the ambulance reached their residence and the mother baby duo were taken for further treatment to a hospital. This is first such kind of delivery I conducted or was part of it.”
