AHMEDABAD:
In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl delivered a baby boy in an auto
rickshaw near Navrangpura when they were heading towards VS Hospital on Tuesday
afternoon.
The unwed mother
was later admitted to hospital where officials said that the health of the girl
and her child was stable. "However they are both under observation," said
doctors. According to the hospital authorities, the 17-year-old girl was
admitted after her freak delivery. Under the condition of anonymity, a hospital
staffer said that the girl and her mother were on their way to hospital after
the girl complained of unbearable stomach
pain.
"The girl lives in
Naranpura and is a student. On Tuesday morning, she complained of sudden, severe
stomach ache. Her mother asked her to wait till her father came. Her father, a
driver with a private company, reached home around 3 pm and immediately started
off for the hospital. The girl was wailing and was clutching her stomach. After
a look at the stomach, her mother sensed something. Surprisingly enough they
claimed that neither the girl nor they knew anything about the pregnancy," said
the official.
She made the auto
rickshaw stop in the corner of a road and asked her if she had been in a
physical relationship with somebody. She confessed but did not mention anything
about his identity or about when this association had
started.
The girl’s mother then put an
end to her questions and got busy preparing for the delivery. She quickly
covered the auto rickshaw with a saree that she was carrying and helped her
daughter deliver a baby boy. After the delivery, she was taken to the hospital
and the child was kept in an incubator due to his frail
health.
The hospital said that
the health of the mother and child is stable and that they would be discharged
after 48 hours.