This incident took place in Belthangady taluk.
Hailing from a poor background, Dharnappa Poojary and Babi, residents of Koyyur in Bantwal taluk, were expecting their second child in the first week of August. During her pregnancy, Babi was staying at her maternal house in Shibaje in Belthangady taluk, and routinely visited a maternity hospital in Ujire for check-ups during her term.
In the wee hours of Friday, June 26, Babi began developing labour pains and family members immediately dialled 108 for emergency services. However, due to delay in the response of an ambulance, she had to be taken in a private vehicle for a distance till the ambulance arrived at the spot. Although she was being rushed to a hospital, Babi gave birth in the ambulance itself.
There was only a KSRTC driver in the ambulance who was not trained to hande medical emergencies. Due to the absence of trained personnel and adequate medical facilities in the ambulance, Babi was taken along with her baby boy to a nearby hospital and given first aid. The doctors advised the family to take the mother and infant to Wenlock hospital, as the baby was not given proper medical assistance following the delivery.
Unfortunately, the infant died a week later on August 2. It is said that the subsequent death of the infant occurred due to insufficient medical facility during and after delivery in the ambulance.
Since the drivers and medical staff operating the emergency ambulances have been on protest, the government has temporarily appointed KSRTC drivers to keep the service running.
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