This story is from July 28, 2020

NGO, Bidar district administration save woman and her twin babies

A Covid woman pregnant with twins, who couldn’t afford treatment at a private hospital in Mumbai, was saved by an NGO and the Bidar district administration. The mother and babies are currently doing well in hospital.
NGO, Bidar district administration save woman and her twin babies
BIDAR: A Covid woman pregnant with twins, who couldn’t afford treatment at a private hospital in Mumbai, was saved by an NGO and the Bidar district administration. The mother and babies are currently doing well in hospital.
The patient, who had hypertension, arrived in Bidar on July 23 after a hospital in Mumbai quoted Rs 8 lakh as the cost of treatment and delivery.
As residents of Halliked (B) in Humnabad were against the woman coming there, her husband contacted the NGO Team Yuva which arranged for the family to be isolation at a roadside dhaba near the village.
Dhammapal, a member of the NGO, said: “Her relatives contacted me seeking shelter for the family as they feared the wrath of villagers.” The family was put up at a dhaba owned by Dhammapal’s friend. He then told his seniors about the issue and they informed Bidar assistant commissioner Akshay Shridhar.
On July 24, Sridhar sent an ambulance to take her home and then to the Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences where doctors first controlled her high blood pressure. District surgeon Dr Ratikant Swamy monitored the case and after a discussion, the doctors decided to conduct a C-section to deliver twins (boy and girl) on July 25.
Swamy said the babies are fine and will undergo a Covid test on July 30. They are now with their mother as they need breast milk, he added.
The woman’s husband said he’s grateful to the NGO and district administration and praised the doctors for their timely action. Vinay Malge, head, Covid volunteer task force and founder of Team Yuva said the incident highlights the need for volunteering during pandemic to save lives. He added that rather than blaming the health system, it is important to coordinate among people to fight the pandemic.
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