A woman in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district gave birth on a handcart after failing to get an ambulance in time, following which authorities issued show-cause notices to some officials.
Urmila Rajak (26) started experiencing labour pains on Friday night and was rushed to a hospital in a handcart by family members though she delivered before reaching the facility, officials said.
"Staffers examined her once she reached the hospital. The child had died in the womb 24 hours earlier. The family lives in a narrow lane and had to come out on the main road for the ambulance, which arrived late. The district administration has no direct control over the ambulance booking system, " Civil Surgeon Deeprani Israni told PTI.
"We have spoken to the doctors and the ambulance driver. The ambulance reached about 25 minutes after the woman's family called the centralised call centre. Notices have been served on the officials of the health department. A probe is underway," Additional Collector Anshuman Raj said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Video: Speeding Car Kills Man Bursting Crackers On Road In Pune
Spoke Of Reunification Under India: Sources On Lalduhoma's Viral Old Speech "Cowardly Attempts To Intimidate Diplomats": PM's 1st Comments On Canada Row Video: Air Force's MiG-29 Stalls In Flat Spin Seconds Before It Crashed What If The US Election Ends In A Trump-Kamala Harris Tie? Abortion Rights Issue Influencing Indian American Women's Voting Preference Israel Says Hit Hezbollah Intel Headquarters In Syria Strike Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.