Army doctor delivers baby on Jhansi platform using hair clip, pocket knife
Jhansi: In a heartwarming act, a young army doctor performed the emergency delivery of a baby girl right on the platform of Jhansi station, using just a hair clip and a pocket knife as lifesaving tools.
The procedure, carried out by a young army doctor using minimal resources, ensured the safe birth of the child, leaving bystanders awestruck and the new parents overwhelmed.
According to North Central Railway's Jhansi Division Public Relations Officer Manoj Kumar Singh, a pregnant woman travelling on the Panvel-Gorakhpur Express experienced severe labour pain and was deboarded at Jhansi station on Saturday afternoon, news agency PTI reported.
Seeing the critical situation, a female ticket-checking staff member and an army officer stationed nearby sprang into action and came to the assistance of the woman.
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Major Dr Rohit Bachwala (31), a medical officer with the Army Medical Corps, was waiting for his train when he witnessed a railway employee rushing a woman in distress on a wheelchair.
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