In a heartening development, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/central-railway-all" target="_blank">Central Railway</a> helped a woman deliver a baby on Sunday amid the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/coronavirus-all" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> crisis. A pregnant woman travelling in 01093 Mumbai-Varanasi special was in labour as the train was about to reach Igatpuri station in the wee hours of Sunday.
<img title="RMT-Igatpuri" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2020/jul/RMT-Igatpuri.jpg" alt="RMT-Igatpuri" /> The railway medical team with the newborn baby
After getting the knowledge about the pregnant woman breaking into labour, Awadesh Kuma, Deputy Station Manager, Igatpuri immediately informed the railway health unit at Igatpuri for assistance. Jyotsana, Additional Divisional Medical Officer and team attended the patient and advised her to detrain at Igatpuri.
The woman identified as Priyanka delivered a healthy baby at the station itself with the assistance of the railway medical team. The new-born and the mother were shifted to Rural Hospital, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/topic/igatpuri-all" target="_blank">Igatpuri</a> by ambulance for postnatal treatment.
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Timely assistance from Central Railway staff including railway health unit ensures delivery of a healthy baby at the station itself. New-born and the mother shifted to Igatpuri rural hospital for postnatal treatment 

Pregnant woman delivers healthy baby at Igatpuri railway station

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