This story is from July 3, 2020

Infected woman delivers baby in Mandya; infant safe

Infected woman delivers baby in Mandya; infant safe
HAPPY LOT: The team of doctors that helped a Covid-19 infected woman deliver her child in Mandya
Mandya: A Covid-19 patient who was pregnant successfully gave birth to a child at the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) on Wednesday. The doctors had to perform a C-section to ensure a safe delivery.
MIMS gynaecologist Dr Yogendranath said that both the mother and the infant were safe. “The team of doctors had to perform a C-section after the patient developed complications. Normal delivery was ruled out.
It was only after ascertaining the condition of the Covid-19 patient was stable that we decided to go ahead with the surgery. We took all the necessary precautions to ensure neither the members of the medical team nor the infant got infected with the novel coronavirus,” Dr Yogendranath said.
Authorities at MIMS said that this was the first instance of a C-section being performed at the clinic, and they were very pleased with the successful procedure. “We will collect throat swabs from the baby and the samples will be tested for the novel coronavirus,” a source at MIMS said.
Meanwhile, an SSLC student who had appeared for the exams was taken to the isolation ward when she was writing the test in Pandavapura on Wednesday. She subsequently tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
After eight staff members of the Mandya district court complex tested positive for the novel coronavirus, throat swabs of judges, staff and advocates were collected for examination.
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