Hyderabad sources have reported that a 20-year-old tribal woman delivered a baby in an auto rickshaw due to floods that left her stranded, obstructing the vehicular traffic on Monday. According to sources, the incident occurred in Charla mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district.
The woman identified as Ramya was traveling to the nearby Primary Health Center and had to stop on Kunrapalli-Charla road which had got flooded due to an overflowing stream following heavy rains.
Sources have stated that the woman's relatives had called an ambulance, but it was stranded on the other side of the stream while the woman, who was in labor, delivered the baby. Later she crossed the flooded stretch with the help of her relatives, carrying the baby in arms, and got into the ambulance which took them to government Area Hospital in Bhadrachalam.
District Medical and Health Officer Dr. Dayanad Swamy said it was a premature delivery. She delivered a low weight baby". Moreover, the official added that the condition of both the mother and baby was stable.
