Dynamite News Mumbai: Woman delivers baby boy at Dombivli railway station
A 29-year-old woman delivered a baby boy on a platform at Dombivli railway station on Wednesday.
Mumbai: A 29-year-old woman delivered a baby boy on a platform at Dombivli railway station on Wednesday.
The woman, identified as Jasmin Shabbir Sheikh, was travelling from Khadavli towards Cama Hospital when she experienced excruciating labour pain.
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Doctors and nurses at the One Rupee Clinic in the station swung into action and attended to the pregnant woman. These clinics provide timely medical assistance to passengers at a token charge of Re 1. After the delivery, both mother and son were sent to a local government hospital for further treatment along with her husband and Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel.
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One of the nurses who attended to the woman said, "The lady delivered a baby boy on platform no 3 at 7.21 am. Dr Akshay attended to both mother and baby boy. This is the eighth delivery at the railway station assisted by One Rupee Clinic staff."<br>Meanwhile, Sheikh's family thanked the railway authorities, doctors and other staff for rendering timely assistance. (ANI)